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Impairment Charges and Impairment of Joint Venture Investments - Impairment Charges on Consolidated Assets (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Investment Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Land held for development |  |  | $ 10,100,000 | $ 54,200,000 | $ 54,300,000
Undeveloped land |  |  | 20,100,000 | 9,000,000 | 30,500,000
Assets marketed for sale |  |  | 75,200,000 | 4,700,000 | 0
Total continuing operations |  |  | 105,395,000 | 67,912,000 | 84,855,000
Sold assets |  |  | 21,100,000 | 57,900,000 | 51,800,000
Assets formerly occupied by Mervyns |  |  | 0 | 0 | 35,300,000
Total discontinued operations |  |  | 21,076,000 | 57,932,000 | 87,045,000
Joint venture investments |  |  | 26,671,000 | 2,921,000 | 227,000
Total impairment charges | $ 20,600,000 | $ 47,400,000 | $ 153,142,000 | $ 128,765,000 | $ 172,127,000

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