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Disposition of Real Estate and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Property	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 Property
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold	9ddr_NumberOfPropertiesSold
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 103,400,000us-gaap_SalesOfRealEstate
Gain (loss) on disposition of real estate, net of tax	$ 25,094,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertiesNetOfApplicableIncomeTaxes	$ (1,090,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertiesNetOfApplicableIncomeTaxes
Discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold			35ddr_NumberOfPropertiesSold / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = ddr_AssetsSoldIncludedInDiscontinuedOperationsMember

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Number of properties sold attributable to the disposal group during the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of gain (loss) on sale of properties during the reporting period net of the applicable income taxes realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 15

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-Subparagraph 1(ii)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 974

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-15.(a)(1)(ii))

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))

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