CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investment in real estate:
Land	$ 4,260,197	$ 4,278,471
Buildings and equipment	18,765,489	18,806,858
Less accumulated depreciation	(1,524,105)	(1,440,301)
Construction in progress	311,216	376,529
Net property and equipment	21,812,797	22,021,557
Investment in and loans to/from Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates	2,870,477	2,865,871
Net investment in real estate	24,683,274	24,887,428
Cash and cash equivalents	564,808	624,815
Accounts and notes receivable, net	252,624	260,860
Deferred expenses, net	185,176	179,837
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,249,638	1,329,465
Total assets	26,935,520	27,282,405
Liabilities:
Mortgages, notes and loans payable	16,235,366	15,966,866
Investment in and loans to/from Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates	15,439
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,014,754	1,212,231
Dividend payable	117,894	103,749
Deferred tax liabilities	26,997	28,174
Tax indemnification liability	303,586	303,750
Junior Subordinated Notes	206,200	206,200
Warrant liability		1,488,196
Total liabilities	17,920,236	19,309,166
Redeemable noncontrolling interests:
Preferred	136,127	136,008
Common	127,573	132,211
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests	263,700	268,219
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:
Common stock: 11,000,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 966,838,144 issued, 939,378,949 outstanding as of March 31, 2013, and 939,049,318 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012	9,394	9,392
Preferred Stock: 500,000,000 shares authorized, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012	242,042
Additional paid-in capital	11,353,859	10,432,447
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(2,859,206)	(2,732,787)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(77,511)	(87,354)
Total stockholders' equity	8,668,578	7,621,698
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate affiliates	83,006	83,322
Total equity	8,751,584	7,705,020
Total liabilities and equity	$ 26,935,520	$ 27,282,405