ORGANIZATION	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION Readers of this Quarterly Report should refer to the Company’s (as defined below) audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Annual Report”), as certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in the Annual Report have been omitted from this Quarterly Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation (which include only normal recurring adjustments) have been included in this Quarterly Report. Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Quarterly Report, have the same meanings as in the Annual Report. General Rouse Properties, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that was created to hold certain assets and liabilities of General Growth Properties, Inc. ("GGP"). Prior to January 12, 2012, Rouse Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Rouse" or the "Company") were a wholly-owned subsidiary of GGP Limited Partnership (“GGP LP”). GGP distributed the assets and liabilities of 30 of its wholly-owned properties (“RPI Businesses”) to Rouse on January 12, 2012 (the “Spin-Off Date”). Before the spin-off, the Company had not conducted any business as a separate company and had no material assets or liabilities. The operations, assets and liabilities of the business were transferred to the Company by GGP on the Spin-Off Date and are presented as if the transferred business was our business for all historical periods prior to the Spin-Off Date. As such, the Company's assets and liabilities on the Spin-Off Date were reflective of GGP's respective carrying values. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Rouse. On February 25, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement (and other related agreements) to be acquired by affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield Asset Management” and, together with its affiliates, “Brookfield”) for $18.25 per share in an all-cash transaction, a portion of which may be paid out as a special dividend. See Note 16 for additional information regarding the proposed merger with Brookfield. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rouse, as well as all subsidiaries of Rouse and all joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest. For consolidated joint ventures, the non-controlling partner’s share of the assets, liabilities and operations of the joint ventures (generally computed as the joint venture partner’s ownership percentage) is included in non-controlling interests as permanent equity of the Company. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation as of and for each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The Company operates in a single reportable segment referred to as its retail segment, which includes the operation, development and management of regional malls. Each of the Company's operating properties is considered a separate operating segment, as each property earns revenues and incurs expenses, individual operating results are reviewed and discrete financial information is available. The Company does not distinguish its operations based on geography, size or type and all operations are within the United States. No customer or tenant comprises more than 10% of consolidated revenues, and the properties have similar economic characteristics.

ORGANIZATION

Readers of this Quarterly Report should refer to the Company’s (as defined below) audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Annual Report”), as certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in the Annual Report have been omitted from this Quarterly Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation (which include only normal recurring adjustments) have been included in this Quarterly Report.

Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Quarterly Report, have the same meanings as in the Annual Report.

General

Rouse Properties, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that was created to hold certain assets and liabilities of General Growth Properties, Inc. ("GGP"). Prior to January 12, 2012, Rouse Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Rouse" or the "Company") were a wholly-owned subsidiary of GGP Limited Partnership (“GGP LP”). GGP distributed the assets and liabilities of 30 of its wholly-owned properties (“RPI Businesses”) to Rouse on January 12, 2012 (the “Spin-Off Date”). Before the spin-off, the Company had not conducted any business as a separate company and had no material assets or liabilities. The operations, assets and liabilities of the business were transferred to the Company by GGP on the Spin-Off Date and are presented as if the transferred business was our business for all historical periods prior to the Spin-Off Date. As such, the Company's assets and liabilities on the Spin-Off Date were reflective of GGP's respective carrying values. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Rouse.

On February 25, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement (and other related agreements) to be acquired by affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield Asset Management” and, together with its affiliates, “Brookfield”) for $18.25 per share in an all-cash transaction, a portion of which may be paid out as a special dividend. See Note 16 for additional information regarding the proposed merger with Brookfield.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rouse, as well as all subsidiaries of Rouse and all joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest. For consolidated joint ventures, the non-controlling partner’s share of the assets, liabilities and operations of the joint ventures (generally computed as the joint venture partner’s ownership percentage) is included in non-controlling interests as permanent equity of the Company. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation as of and for each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company operates in a single reportable segment referred to as its retail segment, which includes the operation, development and management of regional malls. Each of the Company's operating properties is considered a separate operating segment, as each property earns revenues and incurs expenses, individual operating results are reviewed and discrete financial information is available. The Company does not distinguish its operations based on geography, size or type and all operations are within the United States. No customer or tenant comprises more than 10% of consolidated revenues, and the properties have similar economic characteristics.