Business acquisition, date of acquisition.

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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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Percentage deferral of fixed distribution at joint venture partners option.

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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Including both current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other forms of debt not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Schedule of Business Acquisitions (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Transaction value at 100%	$ 407,705,000	$ 1,063,681,000
Mortgage debt assumed at 100%	293,300,000	969,700,000	271,600,000
New mortgage financings at 100%	400,000,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt	400,000,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Venture Acquisitions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings II [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Date acquired	2013-08
Number of centers		7
Gross leasable area ("GLA")		2,300,000
DDR common equity interest (5%)		3,500,000
Redeemable preferred equity		30,000,000
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum		9.00%
Transaction value at 100%		332,000,000
Maximum preferred equity fixed distribution deferral		22.20%
Mortgage debt assumed at 100%		206,600,000
New mortgage financings at 100%		28,000,000
BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Venture Acquisitions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Date acquired	2014-10
Number of centers	70
Gross leasable area ("GLA")	11,400,000
DDR common equity interest (5%)	19,600,000
Redeemable preferred equity	300,000,000
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum	8.50%
Transaction value at 100%	1,930,000,000
Maximum preferred equity fixed distribution deferral	23.50%
Mortgage debt assumed at 100%	436,800,000
New mortgage financings at 100%	$ 800,000,000
Unpaid Preferred Equity Distributions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Venture Acquisitions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings II [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum		9.00%
Unpaid Preferred Equity Distributions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Venture Acquisitions [Member] \| BRE DDR Retail Holdings III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum	8.50%