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Business Acquisition Purchase Price Included in Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

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Common units carrying value.

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Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A Shares, Shares Issued

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Number of development projects.

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Tax Indemnity Payment

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Amount for accounts payable to related parties.

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Number of common units of ownership outstanding of a limited liability company (LLC).

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Value of stock issued during the period upon the conversion of units. An example of a convertible unit is an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust unit (UPREIT unit).

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	Dec. 31, 2014	May 31, 2008 project	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014 project	Aug. 31, 2006 property
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares	$ 0
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Development fees payable	11,000,000
Common Class A [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares	224,000
BCR transaction [Member]
Number of retail, office and residential operating properties							30
Number of development projects	5
Tax indemnity payment accrual	1,646,000
Tax indemnity payment	1,235,000		0	0
Number of projects		2				3
Cost of interest transferred to affiliates of the company						14,286,000
Amount to be paid over 15 year period		121,000,000
Payment period of cost of interest transferred		15 years
Initial cash received by BCR Entities		49,249,000
Initial discounted amount		56,495,000
Obligation included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	3,330,000		13,013,000
BCR exchange transaction [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares, units exchanged					673,565
BCR exchange transaction [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares, shares issued					673,565
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares					224,000
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares	(34,358,000)
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| BCR exchange transaction [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares					34,358,000
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares	34,134,000
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] \| BCR exchange transaction [Member]
Exchange of Class A Common Units for Class A shares					34,134,000