Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Company's combined shopping and office properties portfolios

	December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Shopping centers owned		432		478		567
Unconsolidated joint ventures		177		189		223
Consolidated joint ventures		2		3		34
States (A)		38		39		43
Office properties		5		6		6
States		3		4		4

(A) Excludes shopping centers owned in Puerto Rico and Brazil.

Company's reportable segments

	For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Other Investments			Shopping Centers			Brazil Equity Investments		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	5,499		$	765,519							$	771,018
Operating expenses (A)		(1,692	)		(335,920	)							(337,612	)
Net operating income		3,807			429,599								433,406
Unallocated expenses (B)									$	(486,801	)		(486,801	)
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures					(6,747	)	$	20,481					13,734
Impairment of joint venture investments													(2,921	)
Loss from continuing operations												$	(42,582	)
Total gross real estate assets	$	47,722		$	8,222,384							$	8,270,106
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
	Other Investments			Shopping Centers			Brazil Equity Investment		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	5,190		$	757,867							$	763,057
Operating expenses (A)		(2,056	)		(315,149	)							(317,205	)
Net operating income		3,134			442,718								445,852
Unallocated expenses (B)									$	(615,275	)		(615,275	)
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures					(4,958	)	$	10,558					5,600
Impairment of joint venture investments													(227	)
Loss from continuing operations												$	(164,050	)
Total gross real estate assets	$	49,607		$	8,361,632							$	8,411,239
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2009
	Other Investments			Shopping Centers			Brazil  Equity Investment		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	5,358		$	750,628							$	755,986
Operating expenses (A)		(2,331	)		(232,940	)							(235,271	)
Net operating income		3,027			517,688								520,715
Unallocated expenses (B)									$	(557,254	)		(557,254	)
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures					(19,239	)	$	9,506					(9,733	)
Impairment of joint venture investments													(184,584	)
Loss from continuing operations												$	(230,856	)
Total gross real estate assets	$	49,637		$	8,773,300							$	8,822,937

(A) Includes impairment charges of $101.8 million, $84.8 million and $12.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

(B) Unallocated expenses consist of general and administrative expenses, interest income, interest expense, other income/expense, tax benefit/expense and depreciation and amortization as listed in the consolidated statements of operations.