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Debt Instrument, Accelerated Unamortized Debt Premium

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Debt Obligations (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt Obligations (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2020	Jun. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 12, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5,331,474,000	$ 5,331,474,000		$ 5,331,474,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net		(10,386,000)	$ (707,000)	(10,391,000)	$ (677,000)
Accelerated unamortized debt issuance costs	9,700,000	9,700,000		9,700,000
Accelerated unamortized debt premium	700,000	700,000		700,000
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net		(10,386,000)	$ (707,000)	(10,391,000)	$ (677,000)
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt										$ 250,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repaid				138,500,000
Senior Notes \| 4.05% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 500,000,000.0	$ 500,000,000.0		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated percentage	4.05%	4.05%		4.05%
Redemption price, percentage	99.776%
Senior Notes \| 4.05% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Redeemed on or after April 1, 2030 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Senior Notes \| Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated percentage	3.875%	3.875%		3.875%
Repurchased face amount							$ 182,500,000
Senior Notes \| Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased face amount						$ 700,000
Long-term debt						$ 316,800,000
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 4,535,974,000	$ 4,535,974,000		$ 4,535,974,000				$ 4,218,453,000
Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt									$ 1,250,000,000
Stated percentage	1.28%	1.28%		1.28%
Long-term debt	$ 145,500,000	$ 145,500,000		$ 145,500,000				7,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net				$ (10,400,000)
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan \| Unsecured $350 Million Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt									350,000,000.0
Stated percentage	1.42%	1.42%		1.42%
Long-term debt	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000		$ 350,000,000				350,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan \| Unsecured $300 Million Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt									$ 300,000,000
Stated percentage	1.42%	1.42%		1.42%
Long-term debt	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000				300,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repaid				$ 7,000,000.0
Stated percentage	0.00%	0.00%		0.00%
Long-term debt	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0				$ 7,000,000