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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Schedule of interest capitalized
  For the Year Ended
December 31,		  
 
   2013   2012   2011  

Capitalized interest

   $ 16,604   $ 21,145   $ 5,815  
Schedule of deferred costs and other assets
  2013   2012  

Deferred financing and lease costs, net

   $ 344,970   $ 334,337  

In-place lease intangibles, net

     290,564     358,141  

Acquired above market lease intangibles, net

     98,723     128,893  

Marketable securities of our captive insurance companies

     94,720     119,424  

Goodwill

     20,098     20,098  

Other marketable and non-marketable securities

     173,887     150,264  

Prepaids, notes receivable and other assets, net

     496,852     459,577  
           
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   $ 1,519,814   $ 1,570,734  
           
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Schedule of deferred financing and leasing costs
  2013   2012  

Deferred financing and lease costs

   $ 619,366   $ 576,821  

Accumulated amortization

     (274,396 )   (242,484 )
           
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Deferred financing and lease costs, net

   $ 344,970   $ 334,337  
           
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Schedule of amortization, included in statements of operations and comprehensive income
  For the Year Ended December 31,  
 
   2013   2012   2011  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

   $ 25,982   $ 27,163   $ 28,697  

Amortization of debt premiums, net of discounts

     (33,535 )   (33,504 )   (8,439 )

Amortization of deferred leasing costs

     45,760     43,176     43,110  
Schedule of intangible assets
  2013   2012  

In-place lease intangibles

   $ 481,661   $ 480,517  

Accumulated depreciation

     (191,097 )   (122,376 )
           
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In-place lease intangibles, net

   $ 290,564   $ 358,141  
           
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Acquired above market lease intangibles

   $ 249,115   $ 248,357  

Accumulated amortization

     (150,392 )   (119,464 )
           
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Acquired above market lease intangibles, net

   $ 98,723   $ 128,893  
           
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Schedule of estimated future amortization and the increasing (decreasing) effect on minimum rents for above and below market leases

Estimated future amortization and the increasing (decreasing) effect on minimum rents for our above and below market leases as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 
   Below
Market
Leases		   Above
Market
Leases		   Impact
to
Minimum
Rent,
Net		  

2014

   $ 35,128   $ (22,020 ) $ 13,108  

2015

     30,552     (19,441 )   11,111  

2016

     25,499     (17,468 )   8,031  

2017

     17,995     (13,889 )   4,106  

2018

     13,931     (11,062 )   2,869  

Thereafter

     22,413     (14,843 )   7,570  
               
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   $ 145,518   $ (98,723 ) $ 46,795  
               
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Schedule of outstanding interest rate derivatives related to interest rate risk

As of December 31, 2013, we had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives related to managing our interest rate risk:

Interest Rate Derivative
  Number of
Instruments		   Notional Amount

Interest Rate Swaps

   2   $491.6 million

Interest Rate Caps

   5   $248.3 million
Schedule of carrying amount of noncontrolling interests
  2013   2012  

Limited partners' interests in the Operating Partnership

   $ 968,962   $ 983,363  

Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in properties, net

     4,264     (877 )
           
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Total noncontrolling interests reflected in equity

   $ 973,226   $ 982,486  
           
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Schedule of rollforward of noncontrolling interests
  2013   2012   2011  

Noncontrolling interests, beginning of period

   $ 982,486   $ 894,622   $ 802,972  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests after preferred distributions and income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated properties

     221,176     274,701     210,240  

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

     (242,881 )   (239,207 )   (212,526 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) allocable to noncontrolling interests:

                    

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedge agreements

     1,057     5,634     (15,814 )

Net loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

     1,317     3,021     2,774  

Currency translation adjustments

     426     2,435     (1,484 )

Changes in available-for-sale securities and other

     (213 )   (6,807 )   (6,340 )
               
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     2,587     4,283     (20,864 )
               
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Adjustment to limited partners' interest from change in ownership in the Operating Partnership

     (29,615 )   99,834     (36,032 )

Units issued to limited partners

     —     31,324     9,084  

Units exchanged for common shares

     (11,161 )   (144,197 )   (9,465 )

Units redeemed

     —     (38,904 )   —  

Long-term incentive performance units

     45,341     41,470     27,881  

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, noncontrolling interests in newly consolidated properties and other

     5,293     58,560     123,332  
               
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Noncontrolling interests, end of period

   $ 973,226   $ 982,486   $ 894,622  
               
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Schedule of changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) net of noncontrolling interest
  Currency
translation
adjustments		   Accumulated
derivative
losses, net		   Net unrealized
gains on
marketable
securities		   Total  

Beginning balance

   $ (26,220 ) $ (66,917 ) $ 2,237   $ (90,900 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     2,439     6,044     (1,266 )   7,217  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     —     7,888     —     7,888  
                   
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Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     2,439     13,932     (1,266 )   15,105  
                   
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Ending balance

   $ (23,781 ) $ (52,985 ) $ 971   $ (75,795 )
                   
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Schedule of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Details about accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) components:
  Amount reclassified
from accumulated
other comprehensive
income (loss)		   Affected line item in the
statement where
net income is presented

Accumulated derivative losses, net

          

 

   $ (9,205 ) Interest expense

 

     1,317   Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
         
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   $ (7,888 )  
         
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Schedule of activity in the allowance for credit losses including the activity related to discontinued operations
  For the Year Ended
December 31,		  
 
   2013   2012   2011  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 33,130   $ 27,500   $ 31,650  

Consolidation of previously unconsolidated properties

     —     2,075     860  

Provision for credit losses

     7,737     12,809     6,505  

Accounts written off, net of recoveries

     (4,955 )   (9,254 )   (11,515 )
               
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Balance, end of period

   $ 35,912   $ 33,130   $ 27,500  
               
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