Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Pacific Premier Retail LP	Jun. 30, 2013 Pacific Premier Retail LP	Jun. 30, 2014 Pacific Premier Retail LP	Jun. 30, 2013 Pacific Premier Retail LP	Sep. 17, 2013 Camelback Colonnade sqft	Sep. 16, 2013 Camelback Colonnade	Jul. 31, 2013 Redmond Town Center Pacific Premier Retail LP sqft	May 29, 2013 Redmond Town Center Pacific Premier Retail LP sqft	Jun. 12, 2013 Kitsap Mall Pacific Premier Retail LP sqft	Oct. 08, 2013 Ridgmar Mall sqft	Oct. 24, 2013 Superstition Springs Land I	Oct. 24, 2013 Superstition Springs Land I sqft	Jun. 04, 2014 Cascade Mall	Jun. 04, 2014 Cascade Mall sqft
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
Property area (in square feet)										619,000		695,000	582,000	846,000	1,273,000		1,082,000		593,000
Proceeds from sale	$ 292,500														$ 60,900
Proceeds from sale of property												127,000	185,000	127,000
Gain (loss) on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net		(6,268)	145,240	(6,372)	145,050	(6,226)	144,349	(6,312)	144,349			38,447	89,157	55,150	6,243
Gain on sale of property, pro rata share												18,251	44,424	28,127	3,121
Ownership percentage											73.20%
Additional ownership interest acquired (as a percent)										67.50%							33.30%		49.00%
Repayments of long-term debt				121,571	2,156,635										51,657
Distributions to Co-venture Partner				8,693	9,717										9,243
Purchase price																46,162
Purchase price funded by cash payment on acquisition																23,662		15,233
Purchase price paid through assumption of debt by the Company																$ 22,500