Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization
Organization	1. Organization Simon Property Group, Inc., or Simon, is a Delaware corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. REITs will generally not be liable for federal corporate income taxes as long as they continue to distribute not less than 100% of their taxable income. Simon Property Group, L.P., or the Operating Partnership, is our majority-owned partnership subsidiary that owns all of our real estate properties and other assets. In these condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to Simon, the Operating Partnership, and its subsidiaries. We own, develop and manage retail real estate properties, which consist primarily of malls, Premium Outlets®, and The Mills®. As of June 30, 2015, we owned or held an interest in 207 income-producing properties in the United States, which consisted of 110 malls, 68 Premium Outlets, 14 Mills, three community centers, and 12 other retail properties in 37 states and Puerto Rico. Internationally, as of June 30, 2015, we had ownership interests in nine Premium Outlets in Japan, three Premium Outlets in South Korea, two Premium Outlets in Canada, one Premium Outlet in Mexico, and one Premium Outlet in Malaysia. As of June 30, 2015, we had a noncontrolling ownership interest in a joint venture that holds five outlet properties in Europe. Of the five properties, two are located in Italy and one each is located in Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, as of June 30, 2015, as further discussed in Note 5, we owned a 20.3% equity stake in Klépierre SA, or Klépierre, a publicly traded, Paris-based real estate company, which owns, or has an interest in, shopping centers located in 16 countries in Europe.

1. Organization

Simon Property Group, Inc., or Simon, is a Delaware corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. REITs will generally not be liable for federal corporate income taxes as long as they continue to distribute not less than 100% of their taxable income. Simon Property Group, L.P., or the Operating Partnership, is our majority-owned partnership subsidiary that owns all of our real estate properties and other assets. In these condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to Simon, the Operating Partnership, and its subsidiaries.

We own, develop and manage retail real estate properties, which consist primarily of malls, Premium Outlets®, and The Mills®. As of June 30, 2015, we owned or held an interest in 207 income-producing properties in the United States, which consisted of 110 malls, 68 Premium Outlets, 14 Mills, three community centers, and 12 other retail properties in 37 states and Puerto Rico. Internationally, as of June 30, 2015, we had ownership interests in nine Premium Outlets in Japan, three Premium Outlets in South Korea, two Premium Outlets in Canada, one Premium Outlet in Mexico, and one Premium Outlet in Malaysia. As of June 30, 2015, we had a noncontrolling ownership interest in a joint venture that holds five outlet properties in Europe. Of the five properties, two are located in Italy and one each is located in Austria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, as of June 30, 2015, as further discussed in Note 5, we owned a 20.3% equity stake in Klépierre SA, or Klépierre, a publicly traded, Paris-based real estate company, which owns, or has an interest in, shopping centers located in 16 countries in Europe.