Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated Net Income	$ 1,679,637	$ 1,994,977
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	955,767	985,116
Loss on debt extinguishment		31,552
Gain on acquisition of controlling interests, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, and impairment, net	(879)	(201,600)
Gain on exchange of equity interests		(159,828)
Unrealized losses in fair value of equity instruments	63,412	8,121
Straight-line lease loss	21,451	19,014
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	(434,343)	(562,138)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	459,366	319,041
Changes in assets and liabilities
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	77,842	260,470
Deferred costs and other assets	(77,339)	(51,079)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, deferred revenues and other	89,548	108,825
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,834,462	2,752,471
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions	(29,988)	(157,080)
Funding of loans to related parties	(132,857)	(15,419)
Repayments of loans to related parties	79,631	8,381
Capital expenditures, net	(465,387)	(419,477)
Cash impact from the consolidation of properties	20,988	5,595
Net proceeds from sale of assets	59,511
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(235,510)	(48,156)
Purchase of equity instruments	(63,653)	(16,769)
Proceeds from sales of equity instruments	26,086
Insurance proceeds for property restoration		7,030
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities and other	377,089	137,031
Net cash used in investing activities	(364,090)	(498,864)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of common stock and other, net of transaction costs	(246)	(246)
Purchase of shares related to stock grant recipients' tax withholdings	(6,788)	(2,318)
Redemption of limited partner units	(1,758)	(57)
Purchase of treasury stock	(180,387)
Proceeds from the special purpose acquisition company IPO, net of transaction costs		338,121
Establishment of trust account for special purpose acquisition company		(345,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	(14,544)	(1,640)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders in properties	29,681	16,736
Preferred distributions of the Operating Partnership	(1,436)	(1,436)
Distributions to stockholders and preferred dividends	(1,675,618)	(1,809,156)
Distributions to limited partners	(241,348)	(258,995)
Cash paid to extinguish debt		(30,009)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	2,540,779	7,353,120
Repayments of debt	(2,851,123)	(8,085,917)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,402,788)	(2,826,797)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	67,584	(573,190)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	533,936	1,011,613
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	601,520	438,423
Simon Property Group, L.P.
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated Net Income	1,679,637	1,994,977
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	955,767	985,116
Loss on debt extinguishment		31,552
Gain on acquisition of controlling interests, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, and impairment, net	(879)	(201,600)
Gain on exchange of equity interests		(159,828)
Unrealized losses in fair value of equity instruments	63,412	8,121
Straight-line lease loss	21,451	19,014
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	(434,343)	(562,138)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	459,366	319,041
Changes in assets and liabilities
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	77,842	260,470
Deferred costs and other assets	(77,339)	(51,079)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, deferred revenues and other	89,548	108,825
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,834,462	2,752,471
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions	(29,988)	(157,080)
Funding of loans to related parties	(132,857)	(15,419)
Repayments of loans to related parties	79,631	8,381
Capital expenditures, net	(465,387)	(419,477)
Cash impact from the consolidation of properties	20,988	5,595
Net proceeds from sale of assets	59,511
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(235,510)	(48,156)
Purchase of equity instruments	(63,653)	(16,769)
Proceeds from sales of equity instruments	26,086
Insurance proceeds for property restoration		7,030
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities and other	377,089	137,031
Net cash used in investing activities	(364,090)	(498,864)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of common stock and other, net of transaction costs	(246)	(246)
Purchase of shares related to stock grant recipients' tax withholdings	(6,788)	(2,318)
Redemption of limited partner units	(1,758)	(57)
Purchase of general partner units	(180,387)
Proceeds from the special purpose acquisition company IPO, net of transaction costs		338,121
Establishment of trust account for special purpose acquisition company		(345,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	(14,544)	(1,640)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders in properties	29,681	16,736
Preferred distributions of the Operating Partnership	(1,918,402)	(2,069,587)
Cash paid to extinguish debt		(30,009)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	2,540,779	7,353,120
Repayments of debt	(2,851,123)	(8,085,917)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,402,788)	(2,826,797)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	67,584	(573,190)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	533,936	1,011,613
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 601,520	$ 438,423