Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS:
Investment properties, at cost	$ 35,309,727	$ 35,226,089
Less - accumulated depreciation	11,079,988	10,865,754
Investment properties at cost, net	24,229,739	24,360,335
Cash and cash equivalents	513,400	560,059
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	621,600	664,619
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	2,374,693	2,367,583
Investment in Klepierre, at equity	1,821,994	1,797,394
Deferred costs and other assets	1,384,667	1,353,588
Total assets	30,946,093	31,103,578
LIABILITIES:
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness	23,149,053	22,977,104
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	1,081,185	1,214,022
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	1,360,077	1,359,738
Other liabilities	459,926	455,040
Total liabilities	26,050,241	26,005,904
Commitments and contingencies
Limited partners’ preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties	166,847	137,762
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Series J 8 3/8% cumulative redeemable preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 796,948 issued and outstanding with a liquidation value of $39,847	43,323	43,405
Capital in excess of par value	9,558,328	9,523,086
Accumulated deficit	(4,559,037)	(4,459,387)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(100,843)	(114,126)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 7,629,046 and 6,756,748 shares, respectively	(834,536)	(682,562)
Total stockholders' equity	4,107,267	4,310,448
Noncontrolling interests	621,738	649,464
Total equity	4,729,005	4,959,912
Total liabilities and equity	30,946,093	31,103,578
Simon Property Group L.P.
ASSETS:
Investment properties, at cost	35,309,727	35,226,089
Less - accumulated depreciation	11,079,988	10,865,754
Investment properties at cost, net	24,229,739	24,360,335
Cash and cash equivalents	513,400	560,059
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	621,600	664,619
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	2,374,693	2,367,583
Investment in Klepierre, at equity	1,821,994	1,797,394
Deferred costs and other assets	1,384,667	1,353,588
Total assets	30,946,093	31,103,578
LIABILITIES:
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness	23,149,053	22,977,104
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	1,081,185	1,214,022
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	1,360,077	1,359,738
Other liabilities	459,926	455,040
Total liabilities	26,050,241	26,005,904
Commitments and contingencies
Limited partners’ preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties	166,847	137,762
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Preferred units, 796,948 units outstanding. Liquidation value of $39,847	43,323	43,405
General Partner, 312,202,210 and 313,074,574 units outstanding, respectively	4,063,944	4,267,043
Limited Partners, 47,406,454 and 47,276,095 units outstanding, respectively	617,091	644,348
Total partners' equity	4,724,358	4,954,796
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in properties, net	4,647	5,116
Total equity	4,729,005	4,959,912
Total liabilities and equity	30,946,093	31,103,578
Common stock.
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Common stock	32	32
Class B common stock
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Common stock