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Financial Instruments - Debt Instruments with Carrying Values Different than Estimated Fair Values (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes | $ 3,265,294 us-gaap_SeniorNotes | $ 2,765,893 us-gaap_SeniorNotes
Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans | 306,327 ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans | 779,009 ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans
Mortgage indebtedness | 1,675,464 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable | 1,689,805 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable
Total indebtedness | 5,247,085 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount | 5,234,707 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
Fair Value [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes | 3,523,994 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | 3,011,374 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans | 308,304 ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | 786,922 ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Mortgage indebtedness | 1,737,629 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | 1,741,855 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Total indebtedness | $ 5,569,927 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember | $ 5,540,151 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember

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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of all notes and loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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