SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013 property	Mar. 31, 2012 property
Transactions with Affiliates
Percentage of revenue earned from joint venture	100.00%
Management fees from affiliates	$ 15,858	$ 15,678
Management fee expense	(5,971)	(6,123)
Net management fees from affiliates	9,887	9,555
Number of properties sold	2
Number of impaired operating properties	2	2
Provision for impairment from Equity in income of Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(9,319)
Continuing operations
Transactions with Affiliates
Impairment loss	0	0
Discontinuing operations
Transactions with Affiliates
Impairment loss	5,000	10,400
Loss on extinguishment of debt	25,894
Discontinuing operations \| Regional Malls sold through lender directed sale
Transactions with Affiliates
Number of properties sold	1
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 25,900

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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