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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Interest credit percentage for calculating defined benefits.

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Percent applied to compensation to determine service credit amount.

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The vesting term over which an employee's right to be eligible to receive payments from a defined benefit plan which is no longer contingent on satisfaction of a service condition.

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Defined Contribution Plan, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

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Defined Contribution Plan, Interest Credit, Percentage

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Minimum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Defined Contribution Plan, Service Credit, Percentage

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Defined Contribution Plan Vesting Period

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Number of Foreign Operations

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Number Of Retirement Plans

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Percentage Allocation Of Market Based Awards, Hurdle Comparison

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Percentage Allocation Of Market Based Awards To Period Relative Total Shareholder Return

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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Special Purpose Entity, Percent Of Ownership

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) ft² in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 plans	Dec. 31, 2016 ft² segment foreign	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Square footage of operating properties (in square feet) \| ft²		44.7
Real estate asset, estimated useful life		40 years
Single purpose entity, ownership percentage		100.00%
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards		3 years
Number of foreign operations \| foreign		0
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of retirement plans \| plans	2
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, vesting period	5 years
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, vesting period	10 years
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, New Balance Annual Additions [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, interest credit percentage	4.50%
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, New Balance Annual Additions [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, service credit percentage	3.00%
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, New Balance Annual Additions [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, service credit percentage	5.00%
Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, Old Balance Annual Addtions [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, interest credit percentage	7.50%
Savings and Investment Plan, Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, vesting period		5 years
Defined contribution plan, minimum annual contribution per employee, percent		1.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matched rate of employee contributions, percentage		50.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent		6.00%
Retirement Plan [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, interest credit rate		4.50%
Defined benefit plan, vesting period (years)		3 years
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, service credit percentage		3.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, service credit percentage		5.00%
Service Based Awards [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards		3 years
Share Awards [Member] \| Officer [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards			5 years
Market Based Awards [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards		3 years
Market-Based Awards Relative To FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center Index [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards		3 years
Percentage allocation of market based awards		50.00%
Market-Based Awards Relative To Three-Year Absolute TSR [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period (years) for share options and awards		3 years
Percentage allocation of market based awards		50.00%
Market based awards, hurdle comparison		8.00%
Share Options [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maximum term of option award (years)		10 years
Building [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Real estate asset, estimated useful life		18 years
Building [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Real estate asset, estimated useful life		40 years
Parking Lot Surfacing And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Real estate asset, estimated useful life		10 years
Parking Lot Surfacing And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Real estate asset, estimated useful life		20 years
90-Day London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Supplemental Retirement Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, Old Balance Annual Addtions [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, basis spread on variable rate		0.005
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentrations of risk		3.10%
Houston Texas Geographic Concentration [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentrations of risk		20.50%
Other Parts of Texas Geographic Concentration [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentrations of risk		9.50%