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Number Of Real Estate Properties Acquired

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Number of square feet of gross leasable area of shopping centers.

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Ownership interest of joint venture partner.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2012 ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2011 ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2013 DDRTC Core Retail Fund LLC [Member] ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2013 Coventry II Joint Ventures [Member] ShoppingCenter	Oct. 31, 2013 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] sqft	Dec. 31, 2013 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] sqft	Dec. 31, 2013 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] Shopping Centers [Member] ShoppingCenter	Oct. 31, 2013 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] Shopping Centers [Member] ShoppingCenter	Jun. 30, 2012 BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] Shopping Centers [Member] ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2013 BRE DDR Retail Holdings II [Member] Assets sqft ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2013 Sonae Sierra Brasil [Member] ExchangeRate	Dec. 31, 2012 Sonae Sierra Brasil [Member] ExchangeRate	Dec. 31, 2011 Sonae Sierra Brasil [Member] ExchangeRate
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of retail sites/centers					21
Investment basis Value For which No Income Loss Recognized	$ 0				$ 0
Obligation or Intent to fund additional capital	0				0
Number of shopping centers				5						14	30	44	7
Number of square feet of gross leasable area of shopping centers						8,500,000			10,600,000				2,400,000
Ownership interest acquired				85.00%		95.00%
Ownership interest of joint venture partner							95.00%						95.00%
Ownership interest in joint venture				15.00%	20.00%		5.00%						5.00%	33.30%
Investment in preferred equity								154,556,000	150,000,000				30,000,000
Redeemable preferred equity repaid						110,000,000
Fixed distribution rate							10.00%						9.00%
Percentage deferral of fixed distribution at joint venture partner's option							20.00%						22.20%
Redemption of Preferred Equity in part at Joint Venture Partner's option							After 18 months
Redemption of Preferred Equity in full at Joint Venture Partner's option							After two years
Redemption of Preferred Equity in full at Company's Option							After seven years
Joint venture purchase price				110,500,000									332,000,000
Debt assumed													206,600,000
New Mortgage Debt	2,161,421,000	1,674,141,000											28,000,000
Number of assets included in right of first offer													4
Investment interest percentage														33.00%
Weighted-average exchange rate used for recording the equity in net income														2.14	1.94	1.67
Repaid mortgage debt				92,400,000
Carrying value of investment	$ 448,008,000	$ 613,017,000			$ 2,100,000
Number of Properties Sold	27	7	8		18