CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Real estate revenue:
Base rent	$ 271,957	$ 278,896	$ 283,074
Expense reimbursements	125,505	126,925	126,909
Percentage rent	5,724	5,124	5,732
Lease termination revenue	2,014	2,250	1,565
Other real estate revenue	14,997	13,401	14,448
Total real estate revenue	420,197	426,596	431,728
Other income	5,214	6,107	6,950
Total revenue	425,411	432,703	438,678
Property operating expenses:
CAM and real estate taxes	(133,912)	(140,662)	(142,684)
Utilities	(19,674)	(23,993)	(22,028)
Other	(16,461)	(15,772)	(17,567)
Cost of Real Estate Revenue	170,047	180,427	182,279
Depreciation and amortization	(142,647)	(144,304)	(140,880)
Other expenses:
Impairment of assets	140,318	19,695	6,304
General and administrative expenses	(34,836)	(35,518)	(36,975)
Provision for employee separation expense	(2,087)	(4,961)	(2,314)
Acquisition costs and other expenses	(6,108)	(4,937)	(1,422)
Interest expense, net	(81,096)	(82,165)	(98,731)
Costs and Expenses	(577,139)	(472,007)	(468,905)
Operating Expenses	355,725	370,147	363,870
Loss before equity in income of partnerships, gains on sales of real estate and discontinued operations	(151,728)	(39,304)	(30,227)
Equity in income of partnerships	9,540	10,569	9,778
Gains on sales of interests in real estate, net	12,362	12,699
Discontinued operations:
Operating results from discontinued operations	0	0	2,812
Impairment of assets of discontinued operations	0	0	(23,662)
Gains on sales of discontinued operations	0	0	78,512
Income from discontinued operations	0	0	57,662
Net (loss) income	(129,567)	(14,262)	37,213
Less: net loss (income) attributed to noncontrolling interest	12,884	432	(1,354)
Net (loss) income attributable to PREIT	(116,683)	(13,830)	35,859
Less: preferred share dividends	(15,848)	(15,848)	(15,848)
Net (loss) income attributable to PREIT common shareholders	(132,531)	(29,678)	20,011
Loss from continuing operations	(129,567)	(14,262)	(20,449)
Preferred dividends	(15,848)	(15,848)	(15,848)
Noncontrolling interest in continuing operations	12,884	432	729
Dividends on restricted shares	(315)	(380)	(439)
Loss from continuing operations used to calculate earnings per share – basic and diluted	(132,846)	(30,058)	(36,007)
Income from discontinued operations	0	0	57,662
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations	0	0	(2,083)
Income from discontinued operations used to calculate earnings per share – basic and diluted	$ 0	$ 0	$ 55,579
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (1.93)	$ (0.44)	$ (0.56)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.87
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.93)	$ (0.44)	$ 0.31
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	68,740	68,217	63,662
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	68,740	68,217	63,662
Gain Loss On Sale Of Real Estate	$ 259	$ 1,774