Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS:
Investment properties at cost	$ 34,332,270	$ 33,463,124
Less - accumulated depreciation	10,344,141	9,915,386
Investment properties at cost, net	23,988,129	23,547,738
Cash and cash equivalents	884,281	701,134
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	600,817	624,605
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	2,690,821	2,481,574
Investment in Klepierre, at equity	1,878,751	1,943,363
Deferred costs and other assets	1,336,984	1,266,768
Total assets	31,379,783	30,565,182
LIABILITIES:
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness	22,923,941	22,416,682
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	1,209,518	1,323,801
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	1,402,230	1,368,544
Other liabilities	369,281	214,249
Total liabilities	25,904,970	25,323,276
Commitments and contingencies
Limited partners' preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties	157,436	25,537
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Series J 8 3/8% cumulative redeemable preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 796,948 issued and outstanding with a liquidation value of $ 39,847	43,569	43,733
Capital in excess of par value	9,465,862	9,384,450
Accumulated deficit	(4,341,316)	(4,266,930)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(119,915)	(252,686)
Common stock held in treasury at cost, 5,346,843 and 5,394,345 shares, respectively	(427,141)	(437,134)
Total stockholders' equity	4,621,091	4,471,464
Noncontrolling interests	696,286	744,905
Total equity	5,317,377	5,216,369
Total liabilities and equity	31,379,783	30,565,182
Simon Property Group L.P.
ASSETS:
Investment properties at cost	34,332,270	33,463,124
Less - accumulated depreciation	10,344,141	9,915,386
Investment properties at cost, net	23,988,129	23,547,738
Cash and cash equivalents	884,281	701,134
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	600,817	624,605
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	2,690,821	2,481,574
Investment in Klepierre, at equity	1,878,751	1,943,363
Deferred costs and other assets	1,336,984	1,266,768
Total assets	31,379,783	30,565,182
LIABILITIES:
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness	22,923,941	22,416,682
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	1,209,518	1,323,801
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	1,402,230	1,368,544
Other liabilities	369,281	214,249
Total liabilities	25,904,970	25,323,276
Commitments and contingencies
Limited partners' preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling redeemable interests in properties	157,436	25,537
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Preferred units, 796,948 units outstanding. Liquidation value of $39,847	43,569	43,733
General Partner, 314,231,623 and 309,420,569 units outstanding, respectively	4,577,522	4,427,731
Limited Partners, 47,533,197 and 51,814,235 units outstanding, respectively	692,433	741,449
Total partners' equity	5,313,524	5,212,913
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in properties, net	3,853	3,456
Total equity	5,317,377	5,216,369
Total liabilities and equity	31,379,783	30,565,182
Common stock
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Common stock	32	31
Class B common stock
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000 shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):
Common stock