Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of net income loss from continuing operations and number of common shares used in computations of "Basic" EPS and "Diluted" EPS

	Three-Month Periods Ended September 30,						Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Basic Earnings:
Continuing Operations:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(48,043	)	$	(12,598	)	$	(10,952	)	$	(70,202	)
Plus: Gain on disposition of real estate		6,587			145			8,036			61
Plus: Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests		3,693			(108	)		3,512			12,088
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to DDR		(37,763	)		(12,561	)		596			(58,053	)
Write-off of original preferred share issuance costs		—			—			(6,402	)		—
Preferred dividends		(6,967	)		(10,567	)		(24,620	)		(31,702	)
Basic — Loss from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(44,730	)		(23,128	)		(30,426	)		(89,755	)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating partnership units		(152	)		(46	)		(361	)		(138	)
Basic — Loss from continuing operations	$	(44,882	)	$	(23,174	)	$	(30,787	)	$	(89,893	)
Discontinued Operations:
Loss from discontinued operations		(5,226	)		(3,307	)		(21,656	)		(93,371	)
Plus: Loss attributable to non-controlling interests		—			1,558			—			26,292
Basic — Loss from discontinued operations		(5,226	)		(1,749	)		(21,656	)		(67,079	)
Basic — Net loss attributable to DDR common shareholders after allocation to participating securities	$	(50,108	)	$	(24,923	)	$	(52,443	)	$	(156,972	)
Diluted Earnings:
Continuing Operations:
Basic — Loss from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(44,730	)	$	(23,128	)	$	(30,426	)	$	(89,755	)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating partnership units		(152	)		(46	)		(361	)		(138	)
Diluted — Loss from continuing operations		(44,882	)		(23,174	)		(30,787	)		(89,893	)
Discontinued Operations:
Basic — Loss from discontinued operations		(5,226	)		(1,749	)		(21,656	)		(67,079	)
Diluted—Net loss attributable to DDR common shareholders after allocation to participating securities	$	(50,108	)	$	(24,923	)	$	(52,443	)	$	(156,972	)
Number of Shares:
Basic and diluted — Average shares outstanding		274,639			249,139			268,270			241,679
Basic Earnings Per Share:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.37	)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(0.02	)		(0.01	)		(0.08	)		(0.28	)
Net loss attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.65	)
Dilutive Earnings Per Share:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.37	)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(0.02	)		(0.01	)		(0.08	)		(0.28	)
Net loss attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.18	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.65	)