Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
REVENUE:
Minimum rent	$ 753,445	$ 722,283
Overage rent	38,957	31,674
Tenant reimbursements	340,170	325,471
Management fees and other revenues	35,078	30,607
Other income	48,585	46,987
Total revenue	1,216,235	1,157,022
EXPENSES:
Property operating	99,757	94,947
Depreciation and amortization	288,106	280,493
Real estate taxes	106,888	94,305
Repairs and maintenance	29,734	29,766
Advertising and promotion	18,756	22,619
Provision for credit losses	3,847	4,423
Home and regional office costs	35,903	35,288
General and administrative	14,999	14,855
Other	19,074	19,361
Total operating expenses	617,064	596,057
OPERATING INCOME	599,171	560,965
Interest expense	(232,173)	(254,234)
Income and other taxes	(6,362)	(6,863)
Income from unconsolidated entities	64,872	57,078
Gain upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, net	206,927	2,655
Consolidated income from continuing operations	632,435	359,601
Discontinued operations and gain on disposal		41,502
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	632,435	401,103
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	92,467	58,621
Preferred dividends	834	834
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 539,134	$ 341,648
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.73	$ 0.99
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.11
Net income attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.73	$ 1.10
Consolidated Net Income	$ 632,435	$ 401,103
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedge agreements	10,099	(7,533)
Net loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings	2,627	2,697
Currency translation adjustments	(124,512)	13,733
Changes in available-for-sale securities and other	5,637	479
Comprehensive income	526,286	410,479
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	77,109	59,782
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 449,177	$ 350,697