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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Blackstone Group LP [Member]	Oct. 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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Assets Acquired [Member] BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member] Assets	Dec. 31, 2012 Assets Acquired [Member] BRE DDR Retail Holdings I [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred equity investments with affiliates of Blackstone	$ 71,771,000		$ 154,556,000	$ 150,000,000
Preferred investment applied to acquisition		$ 110,000,000				$ 110,000,000
Number of assets acquired					30

As of the reporting date, the carrying amount of noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. The noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) may be in the form of preferred shares (regardless of class), preferred partnership units (regardless of class), preferential membership interests, or any other form of preferred equity regardless of investee entity legal form.

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