Variable Interest Entities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entities	Variable Interest Entities The Company’s variable interest in VIEs currently are in the form of equity ownership and loans provided by the Company to a VIE or other partner. The Company examines specific criteria and uses its judgment when determining if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary include risk and reward sharing, experience and financial condition of other partner(s), voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, representation on a VIE’s executive committee, existence of unilateral kick-out rights or voting rights, and level of economic disproportionality between the Company and the other partner(s). Consolidated VIEs Prior to December 22, 2011, the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of a 50% interest in Suffolk Retail, LLC, which owns an entertainment retail center in Suffolk, Virginia. As further described in Note 10, on December 22, 2011, the Company acquired all of the shares from the noncontrolling interest and this entity became a wholly-owned subsidiary and is no longer a VIE. Additionally, prior to June 18, 2010, the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of a 66.67% interest in the White Plains LLC's, which own City Center in White Plains, New York. As further described in Note 8, in conjunction with the Cappelli settlement, the Company no longer has interest in the White Plains LLCs. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has invested in one 50% joint venture which is a VIE. This joint venture does not have any significant assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and was established to explore certain investment opportunities. Unconsolidated VIE At December 31, 2011, the Company’s recorded investment in SVVI, a VIE that is unconsolidated, was $178.4 million. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss associated with SVVI is limited to the Company’s outstanding mortgage note and related accrued interest receivable of $178.4 million because there are no commitments to fund above this amount. For further discussion of this mortgage note, see Note 6. While this entity is a VIE, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance is not held by the Company. The Company does not have the power to direct these activities. Additionally, the Company does not have the right to receive benefits (beyond its interest payments per the note agreement) and does not have the obligation to absorb losses of SVVI, as its equity at risk is limited to the amount invested in the note.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company’s variable interest in VIEs currently are in the form of equity ownership and loans provided by the Company to a VIE or other partner. The Company examines specific criteria and uses its judgment when determining if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary include risk and reward sharing, experience and financial condition of other partner(s), voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, representation on a VIE’s executive committee, existence of unilateral kick-out rights or voting rights, and level of economic disproportionality between the Company and the other partner(s).

Consolidated VIEs

Prior to December 22, 2011, the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of a 50% interest in Suffolk Retail, LLC, which owns an entertainment retail center in Suffolk, Virginia. As further described in Note 10, on December 22, 2011, the Company acquired all of the shares from the noncontrolling interest and this entity became a wholly-owned subsidiary and is no longer a VIE.

Additionally, prior to June 18, 2010, the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of a 66.67% interest in the White Plains LLC's, which own City Center in White Plains, New York. As further described in Note 8, in conjunction with the Cappelli settlement, the Company no longer has interest in the White Plains LLCs.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company has invested in one 50% joint venture which is a VIE. This joint venture does not have any significant assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and was established to explore certain investment opportunities.

Unconsolidated VIE

At December 31, 2011, the Company’s recorded investment in SVVI, a VIE that is unconsolidated, was $178.4 million. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss associated with SVVI is limited to the Company’s outstanding mortgage note and related accrued interest receivable of $178.4 million because there are no commitments to fund above this amount. For further discussion of this mortgage note, see Note 6.

While this entity is a VIE, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance is not held by the Company. The Company does not have the power to direct these activities. Additionally, the Company does not have the right to receive benefits (beyond its interest payments per the note agreement) and does not have the obligation to absorb losses of SVVI, as its equity at risk is limited to the amount invested in the note.