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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 ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt Obligations (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2020	Jun. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 12, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 5,485,302,000		$ 5,485,302,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net			(50,000)	$ (943,000)	(10,441,000)	$ (1,620,000)
Accelerated unamortized debt issuance costs			9,700,000		9,700,000
Accelerated unamortized debt premium			700,000		700,000
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net			$ (50,000)	$ (943,000)	(10,441,000)	$ (1,620,000)
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					$ 7,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 4.05% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 300,000,000.0	$ 500,000,000.0
Stated percentage		4.05%
Redemption price, percentage	107.172%	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%
Repurchased face amount							$ 700,000	$ 182,500,000
Long-term debt							$ 316,800,000
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 4,835,302,000		$ 4,835,302,000				$ 4,218,453,000
Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt										$ 1,250,000,000
Long-term debt			$ 0		0				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			1.41%		1.41%
Long-term debt			$ 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			1.41%		1.41%
Long-term debt			$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000				300,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repaid					7,000,000.0
Long-term debt			$ 0		$ 0				$ 7,000,000