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Line of credit facility weighted average interest rate, before amortization of debt fees.

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Note offering percent of principal amount

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Cash outflow for prepayment premium on senior note

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2015	Aug. 03, 2015	Apr. 11, 2015	Mar. 16, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 09, 2015	Nov. 14, 2014
Debt Instrument
Issuance of senior notes, net of costs						$ 456,192,000	$ 0
Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 147,000,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate of Debt Retired - Metlife Loans		7.90%
Senior Notes \| 4.50% Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Principal				$ 200,000,000					$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate				4.50%
Note offering percent of principal amount				105.38%
Debt yield to maturity percent				4.18%
Issuance of senior notes, net of costs				$ 208,600,000
Senior Notes \| 6.20% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate			6.20%
Repayments of Debt			$ 200,000,000
Redemption price			222,200,000
Make-whole premium			19,200,000
Accrued but unpaid interest			$ 3,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.55% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Principal	$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate	2.55%
Issuance of senior notes, net of costs	$ 247,500,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility					$ 600,000,000	600,000,000
Maximum amount outstanding under revolving credit facility						$ 324,000,000
Weighted average interest rate, before amortization of debt fees						1.10%
Weighted average borrowings outstanding					219,200,000	$ 126,400,000
Outstanding balance of revolving credit facility					$ 0	$ 0
San Antonio Center \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Principal								$ 18,700,000
Fair value								$ 19,300,000
Stated interest rate								5.27%
Barracks Road \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 35,300,000
Brick Plaza \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		25,900,000
Wynnewood \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		25,500,000
Lawrence Park \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		25,000,000
Wildwood \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		22,000,000
Hauppauge \| Mortgages
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 13,300,000