number of real estate properties owned by equity investee as of the balance sheet date.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of equity securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading or available-for-sale. This element includes investments in which the entity holds a small ownership stake (generally, less than 20% of the shares outstanding) and cannot exert significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13(h))

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (CP Venture Five LLC) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cp Venture Five LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		11.50%
CP Venture Two LLC and CP Venture Five LLC [Domain]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments	$ 37,000
Retail [Member] \| Cp Venture Five LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties owned by venture (properties)		5
Square footage of real estate property (square feet)		1,200,000
Retail [Member] \| Suburban Atlanta Georgia [Member] \| Cp Venture Five LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties owned by venture (properties)		3
Retail [Member] \| Viera Florida [Member] \| Cp Venture Five LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties owned by venture (properties)		2