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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
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 3,265,294us-gaap_SeniorNotes	$ 2,765,893us-gaap_SeniorNotes
Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans	306,327ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans	779,009ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans
Mortgage indebtedness	1,675,464us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable	1,689,805us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable
Total indebtedness	5,247,085us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount	5,234,707us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior notes	3,523,994us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	3,011,374us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans	308,304ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	786,922ddr_RevolvingCreditFacilitiesAndTermLoans / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Mortgage indebtedness	1,737,629us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	1,741,855us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Total indebtedness	$ 5,569,927us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	$ 5,540,151us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember

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- Definition

Revolving credit facilities and term loans.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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No definition available.

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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

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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.

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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



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 16

-Article 9

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