Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity

Reconciliation of carrying amounts of equity

	Preferred Units		Simon Property (Managing General Partner)		Limited Partners		Noncontrolling interests		Total Equity
January 1, 2013	$	44,719	$	5,865,884	$	983,363	$	(877)	$	6,893,089
Limited partner units exchanged to units				2,521		(2,521)				—
Other		(83)		(3,631)		10,124		2		6,412
Adjustment to limited partners' interest from increased ownership in the Operating Partnership				1,351		(1,351)				—
Distributions to limited partners, excluding preferred interests classified as temporary equity		(834)		(356,540)		(59,766)		(59)		(417,199)
Comprehensive income, excluding $479 attributable to preferred distributions on temporary equity preferred units and $2,458 attributable to noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties in temporary equity		834		291,305		48,835		3		340,977
March 31, 2013	$	44,636	$	5,800,890	$	978,684	$	(931)	$	6,823,279