Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity

Reconciliation of carrying amounts of equity

	Preferred Units		Simon Property (Managing General Partner)		Limited Partners		Noncontrolling interests		Total Equity
January 1, 2012	$	45,047	$	4,604,619	$	953,622	$	(59,000)	$	5,544,288
Limited partner units exchanged to units				133,801		(133,801)				—
Issuance of units related to Simon Property's public offering of its common stock				1,213,741						1,213,741
Redemption of limited partner units				(209,096)		(38,904)				(248,000)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest				(63,226)				58,559		(4,667)
Other		(246)		(12,020)		33,404		(1)		21,137
Adjustment to limited partners' interest from increased ownership in the Operating Partnership				(115,283)		115,283				—
Distributions to limited partners, excluding preferred interests classified as temporary equity		(2,503)		(900,923)		(181,084)		(270)		(1,084,780)
Comprehensive income, excluding $1,436 attributable to preferred distributions on temporary equity preferred units and $6,435 attributable to noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties in temporary equity		2,503		1,145,263		231,564		(8)		1,379,322
September 30, 2012	$	44,801	$	5,796,876	$	980,084	$	(720)	$	6,821,041