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Notes Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract] |
Components of Notes Receivable | Notes receivable consist of the following (in millions):
|  | March 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Loans receivable(A) |  | $ | 49.4 |  |  | $ | 60.4 |
Other notes |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 3.1 |
Tax Increment Financing Bonds (“TIF Bonds”)(B) |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | 5.2 |
|  | $ | 57.5 |  |  | $ | 68.7 |
(A) | Amounts include loans in default and exclude notes receivable and advances from unconsolidated joint ventures at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (Note 2).
(B) | Principal and interest are payable solely from the incremental real estate taxes, if any, generated by the respective shopping center and development project pursuant to the terms of the financing agreement.
Loans Receivable on Real Estate | The following table reconciles the loans receivable on real estate for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 60,378 |  |  | $ | 84,541 |
Additions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New mortgage loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75 |
Interest |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 793 |
Accretion of discount |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 202 |
Deductions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of principal |  |  | (11,310 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at March 31 |  | $ | 49,405 |  |  | $ | 85,611 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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