Gain (Loss) on Sale of Outparcel

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Number of anchor.

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Number of properties held for sale.

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Number of Stores Disposed

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of other real estate owned, increases (decreases) in the valuation allowance for foreclosed real estate, and write-downs of other real estate owned after acquisition or physical possession.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow from the sale of formerly productive land held for sale, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it, and so forth.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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DISPOSITIONS AND HELD FOR SALE - Summary (Details) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Property	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) Anchor Outparcel	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Outparcel Property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Outparcel
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets	$ (3)	$ 12,187	$ 5,345	$ 4,696
Loss on impairment	$ 0	146,781	$ 252	213,358
Properties held for sale \| Property	0		0
Malls
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on impairment		146,781		213,358
Malls \| Greenbrier Mall
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on impairment				8,923
Outparcel Sale
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets		$ 12,187	$ 5,345	$ 4,696
Number of stores sold (outparcel) \| Outparcel		4	5	8
Proceeds from sale of real estate			$ 11,490
Loss on sale			252
Gain (loss) on sale of outparcels			(252)
Number of anchor \| Anchor		4
Gross proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale		$ 34,293
Net Sales Price			11,490
Outparcel Sale \| Greenbrier Mall
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets			$ 36,250