Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Equity (Tables) [Abstract]

Changes in equity

	Developers Diversified Realty Corporation Equity
									Accumulated
									Distributions						Accumulated
									in Excess of			Deferred			Other			Treasury			Non-
	Preferred			Common		Paid-in			Net Income			Compensation			Comprehensive			Stock at			Controlling
	Shares			Shares		Capital			(Loss)			Obligation			Income (Loss)			Cost			Interests			Total
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	555.0		$	25.6	$	3,869.0		$	(1,378.3	)	$	14.3		$	25.6		$	(14.6	)	$	38.1		$	3,134.7
Issuance of common shares related to the exercise of stock options, dividend reinvestment plan and director compensation							0.7												0.2						0.9
Issuance of common shares related to exercise of warrants					1.0		133.3																		134.3
Issuance of common shares for cash offering					1.0		128.9																		129.9
Contributions from non-controlling interests																						0.2			0.2
Issuance of restricted stock					0.1		(2.3	)					0.2						2.2						0.2
Vesting of restricted stock							1.7						(1.9	)					0.1						(0.1	)
Stock-based compensation expense							2.7																		2.7
Redemption of preferred shares		(180.0	)				6.4			(6.4	)														(180.0	)
Dividends declared-common shares										(21.7	)														(21.7	)
Dividends declared-preferred shares										(18.3	)														(18.3	)
Distributions to non-controlling interests																						(1.3	)		(1.3	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income										21.9												0.2			22.1
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Settlement/change in fair value of interest rate contracts																(2.8	)								(2.8	)
Foreign currency translation																11.6						1.3			12.9
Comprehensive income		—			—		—			21.9			—			8.8			—			1.5			32.2
Balance, June 30, 2011	$	375.0		$	27.7	$	4,140.4		$	(1,402.8	)	$	12.6		$	34.4		$	(12.1	)	$	38.5		$	3,213.7

Company's warrants on net loss

		Three-Month Periods				Six-Month Periods
Derivatives not		Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
Designated	Income Statement	2011		2010		2011		2010
as Hedging Instruments	Location	Gain (Loss)				Gain (Loss)
Warrants	Gain (loss) on equity derivative instruments	$	—	$	21.5	$	21.9	$	(3.3	)

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of equity derivative instruments

	Equity
	Derivative
	Instruments —
	Liability
Balance of Level 3 at December 31, 2010	$	96.2
Unrealized gain		(21.9	)
Transfer out of liability to paid-in capital		(74.3	)
Balance of Level 3 at June 30, 2011	$	—