Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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 March 31,
	2012			2011
Basic Earnings:
Continuing Operations:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(11,966	)	$	37,325
Plus: Gain (loss) on disposition of real estate		665			(861	)
Plus: Loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(176	)		(67	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to DDR		(11,477	)		36,397
Preferred dividends		(6,967	)		(10,567	)
Basic — (Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(18,444	)		25,830
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating partnership units		(292	)		(224	)
Basic — (Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(18,736	)	$	25,606
Discontinued Operations:
Basic — Loss from discontinued operations		(3,580	)		(1,085	)
Basic — Net (loss) income attributable to DDR common shareholders after allocation to participating securities	$	(22,316	)	$	24,521
Diluted Earnings:
Continuing Operations:
Basic — (Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(18,736	)	$	25,606
Less: Fair value of Otto Family warrants		—			(21,926	)
Diluted — (Loss) income from continuing operations		(18,736	)		3,680
Discontinued Operations:
Basic — Loss from discontinued operations		(3,580	)		(1,085	)
Diluted — Net (loss) income attributable to DDR common shareholders after allocation to participating securities	$	(22,316	)	$	2,595
Number of Shares:
Basic — Average shares outstanding		275,214			255,966
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants		—			4,840
Stock options		—			558
Value sharing equity program		—			1,198
Forward equity agreement		—			19
Diluted — Average shares outstanding		275,214			262,581
Basic Earnings Per Share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.07	)	$	0.10
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(0.01	)		—
Net (loss) income attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.08	)	$	0.10
Dilutive Earnings Per Share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.07	)	$	0.01
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to DDR common shareholders		(0.01	)		—
Net (loss) income attributable to DDR common shareholders	$	(0.08	)	$	0.01