Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Changes in the balance of each component of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are as follows:

	Taubman Centers, Inc. AOCI									Noncontrolling Interests AOCI
	Cumulative translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other			Total			Cumulative translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other			Total
January 1, 2015	$	(101	)	$	(14,967	)	$	(15,068	)	$	(41	)	$	5,879		$	5,838
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(10,917		)	(12,953		)	(23,870		)	(4,541		)	(5,388		)	(9,929		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				6,299			6,299						2,620			2,620
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(10,917	)	$	(6,654	)	$	(17,571	)	$	(4,541	)	$	(2,768	)	$	(7,309	)
Adjustments due to changes in ownership	1			(199		)	(198		)	(1		)	199			198
September 30, 2015	$	(11,017	)	$	(21,820	)	$	(32,837	)	$	(4,583	)	$	3,310		$	(1,273	)

Changes in the balance of each component of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:

	Taubman Centers, Inc. AOCI									Noncontrolling Interests AOCI
	Cumulative translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other			Total			Cumulative translation adjustment			Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments and other			Total
January 1, 2014	$	5,040		$	(13,954	)	$	(8,914	)	$	2,011		$	6,141		$	8,152
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(1,741		)	(8,478		)	(10,219		)	(691		)	(3,516		)	(4,207		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				9,846			9,846						4,227			4,227
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,741	)	$	1,368		$	(373	)	$	(691	)	$	711		$	20
Adjustments due to changes in ownership	7			22			29			(7		)	(22		)	(29		)
September 30, 2014	$	3,306		$	(12,564	)	$	(9,258	)	$	1,313		$	6,830		$	8,143

The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

Details about AOCI Components	Amounts reclassified from AOCI		Affected line item in Consolidated Statement of Operations
Losses on interest rate instruments and other:
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries	$	5,412	Interest Expense
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs	3,376		Equity in Income of UJVs
Realized loss on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV	131		Equity in Income of UJVs
Total reclassifications for the period	$	8,919

The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

Details about AOCI Components	Amounts reclassified from AOCI		Affected line item in Consolidated Statement of Operations
Losses on interest rate instruments and other:
Discontinuation of hedge accounting - consolidated subsidiary	$	4,880	Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries	6,853		Interest Expense
Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs	2,340		Equity in Income of UJVs
Total reclassifications for the period	$	14,073