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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Oxford	Jan. 23, 2013 Oxford	Nov. 04, 2009 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Coventry II Joint Ventures Property
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of existing retail properties				10
Minimum amount of compensatory and consequential damages			$ 500
Amount transferred to pay vendors pursuant to an agreement		11
Unasserted claim under agreement	$ 5

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Existing or proposed retail properties that were acquired through various joint ventures with Coventry Real Estate Fund II, LLC and Coventry Fund II Parallel Fund LLC, excluding former Service Merchandise locations.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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