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Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("accumulated OCI")        
Unrealized losses on foreign currency translation $ 215fce_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentsBeforeTax $ 137fce_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentsBeforeTax    
Unrealized losses on interest rate contracts 93,595fce_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedOnInterestRateContractsBeforeTax [1] 96,084fce_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedOnInterestRateContractsBeforeTax [1]    
Total unrealized losses 93,810us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1 96,221us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1    
Income tax benefit (36,347)fce_IncomeTaxBenefit (37,281)fce_IncomeTaxBenefit    
Noncontrolling interest (91)fce_NoncontrollingInterest (94)fce_NoncontrollingInterest    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss $ 57,372us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ 58,846us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ 70,562us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ 76,582us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
[1] Included in the amounts as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are $70,015 and $73,536, respectively, of unrealized loss on an interest rate swap associated with New York Times office building on its nonrecourse mortgage debt with a notional amount of $640,000. This swap effectively fixes the mortgage at an all-in lender interest rate of 6.40% and expires in September 2017.