Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated Net Income	$ 1,057,790	$ 1,216,329
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	639,463	664,783
Loss on debt extinguishment		2,959
Loss (gain) on acquisition of controlling interests, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, and impairment, net	16,384	(93,057)
Unrealized losses in fair value of equity instruments	48,850	3,177
Straight-line lease loss	15,096	11,531
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	(271,257)	(363,614)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	369,536	198,737
Changes in assets and liabilities
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	62,141	259,049
Deferred costs and other assets	(89,737)	(42,872)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, deferred revenues and other	44,545	20,727
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,892,811	1,877,749
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions	(14,000)	(157,080)
Funding of loans to related parties	(129,107)	(1,244)
Repayments of loans to related parties	76,940	285
Capital expenditures, net	(309,345)	(228,669)
Cash impact from the consolidation of properties	20,988	5,595
Net proceeds from sale of assets	59,025
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(235,581)	(26,768)
Purchase of equity instruments	(47,288)	(9,981)
Proceeds from sales of equity instruments	25,986
Insurance proceeds for property restoration		6,400
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities and other	325,751	78,894
Net cash used in investing activities	(226,631)	(332,568)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of common stock and other, net of transaction costs	(164)	(164)
Purchase of shares related to stock grant recipients' tax withholdings	(6,788)	(2,318)
Redemption of limited partner units	(1,758)	(57)
Purchase of treasury stock	(144,114)
Proceeds from the special purpose acquisition company IPO, net of transaction costs		338,121
Establishment of trust account for special purpose acquisition company		(345,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	(6,348)	(589)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders in properties	18,743	12,725
Preferred distributions of the Operating Partnership	(957)	(957)
Distributions to stockholders and preferred dividends	(1,102,079)	(854,977)
Distributions to limited partners	(158,497)	(121,819)
Cash paid to extinguish debt		(2,959)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	2,526,065	5,056,317
Repayments of debt	(2,782,979)	(5,344,318)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,658,876)	(1,265,995)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	7,304	279,186
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	533,936	1,011,613
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	541,240	1,290,799
Simon Property Group, L.P.
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated Net Income	1,057,790	1,216,329
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	639,463	664,783
Loss on debt extinguishment		2,959
Loss (gain) on acquisition of controlling interests, sale or disposal of, or recovery on, assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, and impairment, net	16,384	(93,057)
Unrealized losses in fair value of equity instruments	48,850	3,177
Straight-line lease loss	15,096	11,531
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	(271,257)	(363,614)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	369,536	198,737
Changes in assets and liabilities
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	62,141	259,049
Deferred costs and other assets	(89,737)	(42,872)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, deferred revenues and other	44,545	20,727
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,892,811	1,877,749
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions	(14,000)	(157,080)
Funding of loans to related parties	(129,107)	(1,244)
Repayments of loans to related parties	76,940	285
Capital expenditures, net	(309,345)	(228,669)
Cash impact from the consolidation of properties	20,988	5,595
Net proceeds from sale of assets	59,025
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(235,581)	(26,768)
Purchase of equity instruments	(47,288)	(9,981)
Proceeds from sales of equity instruments	25,986
Insurance proceeds for property restoration		6,400
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities and other	325,751	78,894
Net cash used in investing activities	(226,631)	(332,568)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of common stock and other, net of transaction costs	(164)	(164)
Purchase of shares related to stock grant recipients' tax withholdings	(6,788)	(2,318)
Redemption of limited partner units	(1,758)	(57)
Purchase of general partner units	(144,114)
Proceeds from the special purpose acquisition company IPO, net of transaction costs		338,121
Establishment of trust account for special purpose acquisition company		(345,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	(6,348)	(589)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders in properties	18,743	12,725
Preferred distributions of the Operating Partnership	(1,261,533)	(977,753)
Cash paid to extinguish debt		(2,959)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	2,526,065	5,056,317
Repayments of debt	(2,782,979)	(5,344,318)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,658,876)	(1,265,995)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	7,304	279,186
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	533,936	1,011,613
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 541,240	$ 1,290,799