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Acquisitions - Summary of Acquired Shopping Centers (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate gain on change in control of interests	$ 4,296us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain	$ 19,906us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
Blackstone II Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate gain on change in control of interests	4,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneTwoAcquisitionMember
Number of shopping centers	7ddr_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneTwoAcquisitionMember
Blackstone I Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate gain on change in control of interests		$ 18,800us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneOneAcquisitionMember
Number of shopping centers		30ddr_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneOneAcquisitionMember
Shopping Center [Member] | Blackstone II Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shopping centers	7ddr_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneTwoAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ddr_ShoppingCenterMember
Shopping Center [Member] | Blackstone I Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shopping centers		30ddr_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ddr_BlackstoneOneAcquisitionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ddr_ShoppingCenterMember
Shopping Center [Member] | Virginia [Member] | Richmond [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shopping centers		2ddr_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = ddr_RichmondMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ddr_ShoppingCenterMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_VA

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