Real Estate Investments Business Acquisitions, Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 01, 2017
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Transaction Costs	$ 1,200		$ 75,600
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	262,708	$ 251,823	788,345	$ 752,121
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax	63,537	3,358	190,112	(4,560)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$ 59,621	$ (1,907)	$ 171,795	$ (21,744)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 0.0035	$ (0.0001)	$ 0.0101	$ (0.0013)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.0035	$ (0.0001)	$ 0.0101	$ (0.0013)
Equity One Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	$ 102,437		$ 238,250
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Expenses of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	$ 23,517
Land					$ 2,914,790
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)			$ 52,981

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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Amount of real estate acquired, at the acquisition date.

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