Company share of gain on sale of joint venture assets.

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

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Number of unconsolidated joint venture investments.

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The percentage of ownership of equity participation by the joint venture partner for the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Percentage deferral of fixed distribution at joint venture partners option.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) ShoppingCenter	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) ShoppingCenter Investment Assets	Dec. 31, 2017 ShoppingCenter
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred investment interest valuation allowance	$ 63.4	$ 63.4
Preferred investment interest adjusted valuation allowance	$ (1.6)	2.3
Shopping Centers and Land [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain on sale of joint venture assets		$ 9.3
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Shopping centers owned \| ShoppingCenter	114	114	136
BRE DDR Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of unconsolidated investments \| Investment		2
Maximum preferred investment fixed distribution deferral	2.00%	2.00%
BRE DDR Joint Ventures [Member] \| Preferred Equity Fixed Dividend Rate [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum		8.50%
BRE DDR III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest of joint venture partner	95.00%	95.00%
Ownership interest in joint venture	5.00%	5.00%
BRE DDR III [Member] \| Shopping Centers and Land [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| Assets		9
Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		$ 193.9
BRE DDR IV [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest of joint venture partner	95.00%	95.00%
Ownership interest in joint venture	5.00%	5.00%
BRE DDR IV [Member] \| Shopping Centers and Land [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| Assets		1
Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		$ 40.0
DDRM Properties [Member] \| Shopping Centers and Land [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| Assets		12
Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		$ 191.8