Management Transition Charges	12 Months Ended
Management Transition Charges	Dec. 31, 2012
Management Transition Charges [Abstract]
Management Transition Charges	Note 17. Management Transition Charges and Employee Termination Costs The Company concluded separation arrangements and terminations of employment agreements relating primarily to employee headcount reductions in connection with the recent property dispositions and exit from the Cedar/RioCan joint venture. As a result, the Company recorded an approximate $1.2 million charge in 2012 applicable thereto (included in management transition charges and employee termination costs in the consolidated statements of operations). In June 2011, the Company’s then Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President retired, and the employment of the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer ended. Pursuant to their respective employment and/or separation agreements, (1) they received an aggregate of approximately $3.7 million in cash severance payments (including the cost of related payroll taxes and benefits), and (2) all of their unvested restricted share grants became vested and all related amounts were written off (an aggregate of approximately $2.0 million – see Note 18 – “Share-Based Compensation”). Together with approximately $1.2 million of other non-recurring costs, primarily professional fees and expenses related to the hiring of a new President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company recorded an aggregate charge of approximately $6.9 million (included in management transition charges and employee termination costs in the consolidated statements of operations).

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