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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Details 2) (Arizona Mills, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 30, 2014
Arizona Mills
   
Business acquisition    
Ownership interests acquired (as a percent)   50.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Gain due to acquisition of controlling interest $ 2.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGainOrLoss
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Ownership interest after acquisition (as a percent)   100.00%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeIncludingSubsequentAcquisitionPercentage
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