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Investments in and Advances to Joint Venture - Condensed Combined Financial Information of Company's Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets Acquired [Member]
BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member]
Assets
Dec. 31, 2013
Sonae Sierra Brasil [Member]
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Sonae Sierra Brasil [Member]
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Number of assets acquired         30    
Cash and restricted cash     $ 282,866,000 $ 467,200,000   $ 191,900,000 $ 347,900,000
Amounts receivable from joint ventures $ 2,700,000 $ 34,300,000