2.2.0.25falsefalse1070 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANStruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $D2011Q1http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001496048duration2011-01-01T00:00:002011-03-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDPerShareDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0ggp_StockBasedCompensationPlansDisclosureAbstractggpfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseSTOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS3false0us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> NOTE 7         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS   The General Growth Properties, Inc. 2010 Equity Plan (the Equity Plan) provides for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and other stock-based awards and performance-based compensation.  Stock-based compensation expense consists of costs associated with the Equity Plan and threshold-vesting stock options pursuant to the Plan on the Effective Date.  Stock-based compensation expense was $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.   On January 24, 2011, pursuant to the Equity Plan, GGP granted 1,470,363 options to certain senior executives.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, 727,446 options, from the 2003 Incentive Plan, expired with exercise prices higher than the fair market value of a share of GGPs common stock (out of the money), and 298,611 options granted in 2010 from the Equity Plan, were cancelled due to employee terminations.</td></tr></table> NOTE 7         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS   The General Growth Properties, Inc. 2010 Equity Plan (thefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of compensation-related costs for share-based compensation which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of stock compensation, incentive distributions, share-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph 64, 65, A240 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 93-6 -Paragraph 53 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 falsefalseSTOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS12STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANSUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue