10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to

Commission file number 1-11690

DDR Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	34-1723097
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3300 Enterprise Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio 44122

(Address of principal executive offices - zip code)

(216) 755-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of July 27, 2017, the registrant had 367,802,147 outstanding common shares, $0.10 par value per share.

DDR Corp.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements - Unaudited
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	5
	Consolidated Statement of Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	39
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	41
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	41
Item 5.	Other Information	41
Item 6.	Exhibits	42
SIGNATURES		43

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited; in thousands, except share amounts)

	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Assets
Land	$	1,938,589		$	1,990,406
Buildings		6,193,366			6,412,532
Fixtures and tenant improvements		726,721			735,685
		8,858,676			9,138,623
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(2,001,376	)		(1,996,176	)
		6,857,300			7,142,447
Construction in progress and land		113,543			105,435
Total real estate assets, net		6,970,843			7,247,882
Investments in and advances to joint ventures, net		435,485			454,131
Cash and cash equivalents		414,074			30,430
Restricted cash		61,462			8,795
Accounts receivable, net		114,449			121,367
Notes receivable, net		19,590			49,503
Other assets, net		254,135			285,410
	$	8,270,038		$	8,197,518
Liabilities and Equity
Unsecured indebtedness:
Senior notes	$	3,060,345		$	2,913,217
Unsecured term loan		398,316			398,399
		3,458,661			3,311,616
Secured indebtedness:
Secured term loan		199,950			199,843
Mortgage indebtedness		908,055			982,509
		1,108,005			1,182,352
Total indebtedness		4,566,666			4,493,968
Accounts payable and other liabilities		368,412			382,293
Dividends payable		76,744			75,245
Total liabilities		5,011,822			4,951,506
Commitments and contingencies
DDR Equity
Class A—6.375% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value;    750,000 shares authorized; 350,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017		175,000			—
Class J—6.5% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value;    750,000 shares authorized; 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and    December 31, 2016		200,000			200,000
Class K—6.25% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value;    750,000 shares authorized; 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and    December 31, 2016		150,000			150,000
Common shares, with par value, $0.10 stated value; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 367,149,127 and    366,298,335 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		36,715			36,630
Additional paid-in capital		5,499,103			5,487,212
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income		(2,809,110	)		(2,632,327	)
Deferred compensation obligation		10,254			15,149
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,632	)		(4,192	)
Less: Common shares in treasury at cost: 666,209 and 947,893 shares at June 30, 2017 and    December 31, 2016, respectively		(9,816	)		(14,957	)
Total DDR shareholders' equity		3,249,514			3,237,515
Non-controlling interests		8,702			8,497
Total equity		3,258,216			3,246,012
	$	8,270,038		$	8,197,518

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.  

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Revenues from operations:
Minimum rents	$	164,623		$	178,064
Percentage and overage rents		1,823			1,654
Recoveries from tenants		55,633			61,376
Fee and other income		14,108			16,227
		236,187			257,321
Rental operation expenses:
Operating and maintenance		32,150			35,330
Real estate taxes		33,744			36,534
Impairment charges		28,096			—
General and administrative		22,756			18,499
Depreciation and amortization		90,276			97,698
		207,022			188,061
Other income (expense):
Interest income		7,166			9,446
Interest expense		(48,908	)		(54,012	)
Other income (expense), net		(954	)		2,081
		(42,696	)		(42,485	)
(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items		(13,531	)		26,775
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures		(717	)		1,117
(Loss) income before tax expense		(14,248	)		27,892
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes		(473	)		(245	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(14,721	)		27,647
Gain on disposition of real estate, net		44,599			13,721
Net income	$	29,878		$	41,368
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net		(267	)		(310	)
Net income attributable to DDR	$	29,611		$	41,058
Preferred dividends		(6,399	)		(5,594	)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	23,212		$	35,464
Per share data:
Basic	$	0.06		$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.06		$	0.10

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Revenues from operations:
Minimum rents	$	331,852		$	355,431
Percentage and overage rents		3,522			3,590
Recoveries from tenants		113,109			122,975
Fee and other income		28,125			29,748
		476,608			511,744
Rental operation expenses:
Operating and maintenance		65,141			72,588
Real estate taxes		68,073			72,318
Impairment charges		50,069			—
General and administrative		53,828			36,375
Depreciation and amortization		181,160			194,600
		418,271			375,881
Other income (expense):
Interest income		15,558			18,496
Interest expense		(100,735	)		(111,909	)
Other income (expense), net		(958	)		3,854
		(86,135	)		(89,559	)
(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items		(27,798	)		46,304
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures		(2,382	)		15,538
Reserve of preferred equity interests		(76,000	)		—
(Loss) income before tax expense		(106,180	)		61,842
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes		(696	)		(703	)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(106,876	)		61,139
Gain on disposition of real estate, net		82,726			26,102
Net (loss) income	$	(24,150	)	$	87,241
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net		(480	)		(610	)
Net (loss) income attributable to DDR	$	(24,630	)	$	86,631
Preferred dividends		(11,993	)		(11,188	)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$	(36,623	)	$	75,443
Per share data:
Basic	$	(0.10	)	$	0.21
Diluted	$	(0.10	)	$	0.21

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  

(unaudited; in thousands)

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net income (loss)	$	29,878		$	41,368		$	(24,150	)	$	87,241
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation		345			(168	)		537			674
Change in fair value of interest-rate contracts		354			330			789			376
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings		199			172			377			344
Total other comprehensive income		898			334			1,703			1,394
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	30,776		$	41,702		$	(22,447	)	$	88,635
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests:
Allocation of net income		(267	)		(310	)		(480	)		(610	)
Foreign currency translation		(98	)		(6	)		(143	)		(268	)
Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling    interests		(365	)		(316	)		(623	)		(878	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DDR	$	30,411		$	41,386		$	(23,070	)	$	87,757

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.  

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(unaudited; in thousands)

	DDR Equity
	Preferred Shares		Common Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income			Deferred Compensation Obligation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Treasury Stock at Cost			Non- Controlling Interests			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	350,000	$	36,630	$	5,487,212		$	(2,632,327	)	$	15,149		$	(4,192	)	$	(14,957	)	$	8,497		$	3,246,012
Issuance of common shares related    to stock plans		—		85		11,502			—			—			—			730			—			12,317
Issuance of preferred shares		175,000		—		(6,097	)		—			—			—			—			—			168,903
Stock-based compensation, net		—		—		6,486			—			(4,895	)		—			4,411			—			6,002
Distributions to non-controlling    interests		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(418	)		(418	)
Dividends declared-common shares		—		—		—			(139,726	)		—			—			—			—			(139,726	)
Dividends declared-preferred shares		—		—		—			(12,427	)		—			—			—			—			(12,427	)
Comprehensive (loss) income		—		—		—			(24,630	)		—			1,560			—			623			(22,447	)
Balance, June 30, 2017	$	525,000	$	36,715	$	5,499,103		$	(2,809,110	)	$	10,254		$	(2,632	)	$	(9,816	)	$	8,702		$	3,258,216

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DDR Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited; in thousands)

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(24,150	)	$	87,241
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		181,160			194,600
Stock-based compensation		7,976			4,051
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and fair market value of debt adjustments		1,896			1,151
Equity in net loss (income) of joint ventures		2,382			(15,538	)
Reserve of preferred equity interests		76,000			—
Operating cash distributions from joint ventures		3,446			3,779
Gain on disposition of real estate		(82,726	)		(26,102	)
Impairment charges		50,069			—
Change in notes receivable accrued interest		(3,131	)		(5,502	)
Net change in accounts receivable		3,519			2,619
Net change in accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,443			(4,357	)
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities		(9,742	)		(11,062	)
Total adjustments		233,292			143,639
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		209,142			230,880
Cash flow from investing activities:
Real estate acquired, net of liabilities and cash assumed		(86,066	)		(59,886	)
Real estate developed and improvements to operating real estate		(56,431	)		(91,116	)
Proceeds from disposition of real estate		300,474			243,220
Equity contributions to joint ventures		(69,068	)		(1,406	)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures		7,025			20,510
Repayment of joint venture advances, net		1,190			—
Issuance of notes receivable		—			(4,611	)
Repayment of notes receivable		31,068			305
Net cash flow provided by investing activities		128,192			107,016
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities, net		—			55,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of offering expenses		445,271			—
Repayment of senior notes		(300,000	)		(240,000	)
Repayment of  mortgage debt		(73,475	)		(15,750	)
Payment of debt issuance costs		(532	)		(41	)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net of offering expenses		168,903			—
Issuance of common shares in conjunction with equity award plans and dividend reinvestment plan		9,884			1,785
Distributions to non-controlling interests and redeemable operating partnership units		(423	)		(575	)
Dividends paid		(150,655	)		(143,684	)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities		98,973			(343,265	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		4			3
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		436,307			(5,369	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		39,225			32,520
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	475,536		$	27,154

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

Nature of Business

DDR Corp. and its related consolidated real estate subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “DDR”) and unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing, financing and managing shopping centers.  Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or DDR include DDR Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures.  The Company’s tenant base primarily includes national and regional retail chains and local retailers.  Consequently, the Company’s credit risk is concentrated in the retail industry.  

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the Company’s 2016 financial statements to conform to the 2017 presentation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

These financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest or has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”).  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Investments in real estate joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  Accordingly, the Company’s share of the earnings (or loss) of these joint ventures is included in consolidated net income (loss).  

The Company has two unconsolidated joint ventures included in the Company’s joint venture investments that are considered VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary.  The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with these VIEs is limited to its aggregate investment, which was $325.3 million and $405.4 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  

Statements of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information

Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016
Accounts payable related to construction in progress	$	15.7	$	20.8
Dividends declared		76.7		75.1

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Common Shares

Common share dividends declared per share were as follows:  

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Common share dividends declared per share	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.38	$	0.38

Fee and Other Income

Fee and other income was composed of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fee income	$	8,787	$	11,465	$	18,226	$	19,643
Ancillary and other property income		4,660		4,512		8,993		8,616
Lease termination fees		630		216		808		1,445
Other		31		34		98		44
Total fee and other income	$	14,108	$	16,227	$	28,125	$	29,748

New Accounting Standards Adopted

Business Combinations

In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805).  ASU No. 2015-16 provides guidance pertaining to entities that have reported provisional amounts for items in a business combination for which the accounting is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs and during the measurement period have an adjustment to provisional amounts recognized.  The guidance requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined.  Any adjustments should be calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  In addition, in January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Clarifying the Definition of a Business.  ASU No. 2017-01 clarifies the definition and provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities constitutes a business.  ASU No. 2017-01 is intended to provide guidance when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for both standards.  Application of the guidance is prospective.  

The Company adopted the standards effective January 1, 2017, with respect to its asset acquisitions.  Under these new standards, the Company’s purchase of a shopping center is expected to be classified as an acquisition of an asset and not classified as an acquisition of a business.  Transaction costs from the acquisition of a business are expensed as incurred, in contrast to transaction costs from the acquisition of an asset, which are capitalized to real estate assets upon acquisition.  As a result of these new standards, the majority of the transaction costs incurred related to the acquisition of shopping centers are capitalized to real estate assets (Note3).  This change did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows:  Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.  ASU No. 2016-15 provides guidance on certain specific cash flow issues, including, but not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination and distributions received from equity method investees. In addition, in November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230: Restricted Cash.  ASU No. 2016-18 clarifies certain existing principles in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, including providing additional guidance related to transfers between cash and restricted cash and how entities present, in their statements of cash flows, the cash receipts and cash payments that directly affect the restricted cash accounts.  These standards are effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and shall be applied retrospectively where practicable.  Early adoption is permitted.  

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The Company adopted the updated standards effective January 1, 2017.  The adoption of these standards modified the Company's 2017 presentation of certain activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures.

New Accounting Standards to Be Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  The objective of ASU No. 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers that will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance.  The core principle of this standard is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  ASU No. 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the ASC.  The new guidance is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017.  Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU No. 2014-09.  The Company expects to adopt using the modified retrospective approach for financial statements issued after January 1, 2018.  

Most significantly for the real estate industry, leasing transactions are not within the scope of the new standard.  A majority of the Company’s tenant-related revenue is recognized pursuant to lease agreements and will be governed by the recently issued leasing guidance discussed below.  The Company completed its assessment of ASU No. 2014-09 and has concluded that the guidance will not have a material impact on the method of revenue recognition, excluding tenant-related revenue with respect to leasing transactions.  The Company anticipates that upon adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, the recognition of lease commission income earned pursuant to its management agreements with unconsolidated joint ventures most likely will be accelerated into an earlier quarter than recognized in current GAAP.  The majority of the Company’s lease commission income is recognized 50% upon lease execution and 50% upon tenant rent commencement.  Under the new standard, the Company anticipates that a lease commission will be recognized in its entirety upon lease execution.  This revenue is not considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The amendments in this update govern a number of areas including, but not limited to, accounting for leases, replacing the existing guidance in ASC No. 840, Leases.  Under this standard, among other changes in practice, a lessee’s rights and obligations under most leases, including existing and new arrangements, would be recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, on the balance sheet.  Other significant provisions of this standard include (i) defining the “lease term” to include the noncancellable period together with periods for which there is a significant economic incentive for the lessee to extend or not terminate the lease, (ii) defining the initial lease liability to be recorded on the balance sheet to contemplate only those variable lease payments that depend on an index or that are in substance “fixed,” (iii) a dual approach for determining whether lease expense is recognized on a straight-line or accelerated basis, depending on whether the lessee is expected to consume more than an insignificant portion of the leased asset’s economic benefits and (iv) a requirement to bifurcate certain lease and non-lease components.  The lease standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, (including interim periods within those fiscal years) with early adoption permitted.  The Company has not yet selected the method of adoption.  

The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.  The Company has currently identified several areas within its accounting policies it believes could be impacted by the new standard.  The Company may have a change in presentation on its consolidated statement of operations with regards to Recoveries from Tenants which includes reimbursements from tenants for certain operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance.  Tenant expense reimbursements with a service obligation are not covered within the scope of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company also has certain lease arrangements with its tenants for space at its shopping centers in which the contractual amounts due under the lease by the lessee are not allocated between the rental and expense reimbursement components (“Gross Leases”).  The aggregate revenue earned under Gross Leases is presented as Minimum Rents in the consolidated statements of operations.  As a result, the Company anticipates it will be required to bifurcate the presentation of certain expense reimbursements as well as allocate the fair value of the embedded revenue associated with these reimbursements for Gross Leases, which represent an immaterial portion of the Company’s lease portfolio, and separately present such amounts in its consolidated statements of operations based upon materiality.  In addition, the Company has ground lease agreements in which the Company is the lessee for land underneath all or a portion of the buildings at five shopping centers.  Currently, the Company accounts for these arrangements as operating leases.  Under the new standard, the Company will record its rights and obligations under these leases as an asset and liability on its consolidated balance sheets.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the inputs required to calculate the amount that will be recorded on its balance sheet for each ground lease.  Lastly, this standard impacts the lessor’s ability to capitalize costs related to the leasing of vacant space.  However, the Company does not believe this change regarding capitalization will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

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2. Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests in various unconsolidated joint ventures that had an investment in 149 and 151 shopping center properties, respectively.  Condensed combined financial information of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
Land	$	1,260,115		$	1,287,675
Buildings		3,309,410			3,376,720
Fixtures and tenant improvements		211,308			203,824
		4,780,833			4,868,219
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(943,437	)		(884,356	)
		3,837,396			3,983,863
Construction in progress and land		53,832			56,983
Real estate, net		3,891,228			4,040,846
Cash and restricted cash		83,764			50,378
Receivables, net		47,449			50,685
Other assets, net		231,461			248,664
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Mortgage debt	$	2,690,667		$	3,034,399
Notes and accrued interest payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Other liabilities		197,492			206,949
		2,891,097			3,242,932
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR		396,779			393,338
Accumulated equity		966,026			754,303
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Company's share of accumulated equity	$	147,474		$	97,977
Redeemable preferred equity, net		318,181			393,338
Basis differentials		(30,233	)		(36,117	)
Deferred development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest		(2,875	)		(2,651	)
Amounts payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net	$	435,485		$	454,131

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	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
Revenues from operations	$	126,528		$	128,890		$	253,576		$	256,800
Expenses from operations:
Operating expenses		37,691			36,973			74,359			74,629
Impairment charges		27,850			—			80,507			—
Depreciation and amortization		47,589			49,021			92,685			98,056
Interest expense		29,004			33,319			59,134			66,641
Preferred share expense		8,239			8,305			16,367			16,569
Other (income) expense, net		9,054			6,319			15,627			12,130
		159,427			133,937			338,679			268,025
Loss from continuing operations		(32,899	)		(5,047	)		(85,103	)		(11,225	)
(Loss) gain on disposition of real estate, net		(803	)		114			(976	)		53,597
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures	$	(33,702	)	$	(4,933	)	$	(86,079	)	$	42,372
Company's share of equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(1,090	)	$	817		$	(6,383	)	$	12,091
Basis differential adjustments(A)		373			300			4,001			3,447
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(717	)	$	1,117		$	(2,382	)	$	15,538

(A) The difference between the Company’s share of net (loss) income, as reported above, and the amounts included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is attributable to the amortization of basis differentials, unrecognized preferred PIK, the recognition of deferred gains, differences in gain (loss) on sale of certain assets recognized due to the basis differentials and other than temporary impairment charges.

Service fees and income earned by the Company through management, financing, leasing and development activities performed related to all of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fees	$	6.7	$	9.6	$	13.6	$	15.8
Interest income		6.3		8.3		13.8		16.6
Development fees and leasing commissions		1.9		1.8		4.4		3.7

The Company’s joint venture agreements generally include provisions whereby each partner has the right to trigger a purchase or sale of its interest in the joint venture or to initiate a purchase or sale of the properties after a certain number of years or if either party is in default of the joint venture agreements.  The Company is not obligated to purchase the interests of its outside joint venture partners under these provisions.  

BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Ventures

The Company’s two unconsolidated investments with The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”), BRE DDR Retail Holdings III (“BRE DDR III”) and BRE DDR Retail Holdings IV (“BRE DDR IV” and, together with BRE DDR III, the “BRE DDR Joint Ventures”), have substantially similar terms and are summarized as follows (in millions, except properties owned):

		Common Equity		Preferred Investment (Principal)						Properties Owned
	Formation	Initial		Initial		June 30, 2017		Net of Reserve		Inception		June 30, 2017
BRE DDR III	Oct 2014	$	19.6	$	300.0	$	314.5	$	244.5		70		48
BRE DDR IV	Dec 2015		12.9		82.6		73.4		67.4		6		6
				$	382.6	$	387.9	$	311.9

An affiliate of Blackstone is the managing member and effectively owns 95% of the common equity of each of the two BRE DDR Joint Ventures, and consolidated affiliates of DDR effectively own the remaining 5%.  The Company provides leasing and property management services to all of the joint venture properties.  The Company cannot be removed as the property and leasing manager until the preferred equity, as discussed below, is redeemed in full (except for certain specified events).  

The Company’s preferred interests are entitled to certain preferential cumulative distributions payable out of operating cash flows and certain capital proceeds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the preferred investments.  The preferred distributions are recognized as Interest Income within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and are classified as a note receivable in

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Blackstone has the right to defer up to 23.5% of the preferred fixed distributions as a payment in kind distribution or “PIK.”  The preferred investments have an annual distribution rate of 8.5% including any deferred and unpaid preferred distributions.  Blackstone has made this PIK deferral election since the formation of both joint ventures.  The cash portion of the preferred fixed distributions is generally payable first out of operating cash flows and is current for both BRE DDR Joint Ventures.  The Company has no expectation that the cash portion of the preferred fixed distribution will become impaired.  

The unpaid preferred investment (and any accrued distributions) is payable (1) at Blackstone’s option, in whole or in part, subject to early redemption premiums in certain circumstances during the first three years of the joint ventures; (2) at varying equity sharing levels with the common members under certain circumstances including specified financial covenants, upon a sale of properties over a certain threshold; (3) at DDR’s option after seven years (2021 for BRE DDR III and 2022 for BRE DDR IV); and (4) upon the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the joint ventures in excess of a certain threshold.  Specifically, for BRE DDR III the use of net asset sale proceeds prior to 2021 to repay the preferred investment is first subject to a remaining minimum net asset sales threshold of $34.3 million payable to common equity members only, with net asset sale proceeds generated thereafter allocated at 49.0% to the preferred member.  For BRE DDR IV, the preferred investment is collateralized by assets in which DDR has a 5% common equity interest for 95% of the value and by an additional six assets in which DDR has a nominal interest.  The repayment of the BRE DDR IV preferred investment prior to 2022 is first subject to a remaining minimum net asset sales threshold of $26.0 million, of which $6.0 million is allocated to the preferred member.  The net asset sale proceeds generated thereafter are expected to be available to repay the preferred member.  

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on each of the BRE DDR III and BRE DDR IV preferred investment interests of $70.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively, or $76.0 million in the aggregate.  The valuation allowances were triggered late in the first quarter by an increase in the estimated market capitalization rates for the underlying real estate collateral of the investments.  The values of open air shopping centers anchored by big box national retailers, particularly in secondary markets, have been under increasing pressure and most recently decreased due to the continued perceived threat of internet retail competition and recent tenant bankruptcies.  Several large national retailers filed for bankruptcy in March and April 2017.  A majority of the shopping centers collateralizing the preferred investments are those which have been most impacted by the rising capitalization rates.  These factors have also reduced the number of potential investors and well-capitalized buyers for these types of assets.  The managing member of the two joint ventures exercises significant influence over the timing of asset sales.  Due to the Company’s expectation regarding the likely timing of asset sales, the valuation of the Company’s investments considers how management believes a third party market participant would value the securities in the current higher capitalization rate environment.  As a result, the investments were impaired to reflect the risk that the securities are not repaid in full in advance of the Company’s redemption rights in 2021 and 2022.  The Company reassessed its $76.0 million aggregate valuation allowance at June 30, 2017, and based upon current market assumptions and data determined no additional adjustments were deemed necessary.  The Company will continue to monitor the investments and related valuation allowance which could be increased or decreased in future periods, as appropriate.

As discussed above, the preferred 8.5% distribution rate has two components, a cash interest rate of 6.5% and an accrued PIK of 2.0%.  As a result of the valuation allowances recorded, effective in March 2017, the Company no longer recognizes as interest income the 2.0% PIK.  Although Blackstone has the right to change its payment election, the Company expects future preferred distributions to continue to include the PIK component.  The recognition of the PIK interest income will be reevaluated based upon any future adjustments to the aggregate valuation allowance, as appropriate.

DDRM Properties (formerly DDR Domestic Retail Fund I)

In June 2017, the Company and an affiliate of Madison International Realty (“Madison”) recapitalized a joint venture with 52 shopping centers previously owned by the Company and various partners through the DDR Domestic Retail Fund I, totaling $1.05 billion.  Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VI, an investment fund managed by Madison, acquired 80% of the common equity and an affiliate of the Company retained its 20% interest.  This ownership structure is consistent with the structure of the joint venture prior to the recapitalization.  In addition, the Company will continue to provide leasing and management services.  The recapitalization included the repayment of all outstanding mortgage debt previously held by the joint venture, a majority of which was scheduled to mature in July 2017.  The joint venture obtained new mortgage loan financing aggregating $706.7 million (of which the Company’s pro rata share is $141.3 million) collateralized by the 52 assets with a maturity date of July 2022, including extensions.  The Company contributed $46.9 million in cash to fund its pro rata share of the recapitalization and related debt refinancing.

The remaining three assets not involved in the recapitalization were distributed to the existing partners of DDR Domestic Retail Fund I at the aggregate book value of $74.0 million (of which the Company’s pro rata share is $14.8 million) and contributed to a new joint venture with the same ownership structure, DDR Manatee Liquidating Holdco I.  The Company retained a 20% interest in the joint venture and will continue to provide leasing and management services.  The assets in the joint venture are unencumbered.

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3. Acquisitions

In January 2017, the Company acquired one shopping center in Chicago, Illinois, for $81.0 million.  This acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the fair value was allocated as follows (in thousands):

				Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in Years)
Land	$	23,588		N/A
Buildings		35,659		(A)
Tenant improvements		8,565		(A)
In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases)		7,051			16.0
Tenant relations		6,934			16.3
Other assets		419		N/A
		82,216
Less: Below-market leases		(1,872	)		20.0
Less: Other liabilities assumed		(581	)	N/A
Net assets acquired	$	79,763

(A) Depreciated in accordance with the Company’s policy.  

Total consideration for the acquisition was paid in cash.  The costs related to the acquisition of this asset were capitalized to real estate assets (Note 1).  Included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations are $3.0 million in total revenues from the date of acquisition through June 30, 2017, for the acquired property.

4. Notes Receivable

The Company has notes receivable, including accrued interest, that are collateralized by certain rights in development projects, partnership interests, sponsor guaranties and/or real estate assets, some of which are subordinate to other financings.  At June 30, 2017, the Company’s loans outstanding had maturity dates ranging from June 2019 to June 2023 at an interest rate of 9.0%.  At June 30, 2017, the Company did not have any loans outstanding that were past due.  The following table reconciles the loans receivable on real estate (in thousands):

	2017			2016
Balance at January 1	$	49,488		$	41,988
Additions:
New mortgage loans		—			4,611
Interest		523			17
Accretion of discount		269			511
Deductions:
Collections of principal and interest(A)		(30,701	)		(257	)
Balance at June 30	$	19,579		$	46,870

(A) In April 2017, a loan receivable of $30.6 million with a maturity date of September 2017 was repaid in full.

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5. Other Assets, Net

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Intangible assets:
In-place leases, net	$	87,231	$	99,600
Above-market leases, net		17,482		20,405
Lease origination costs		11,823		12,931
Tenant relations, net		100,066		108,662
Total intangible assets, net(A)		216,602		241,598
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses		25,232		26,842
Other assets		2,310		6,274
Deposits		5,950		5,965
Deferred charges, net		4,041		4,731
Total other assets, net	$	254,135	$	285,410

(A) The Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangibles, excluding above- and below-market leases, of $16.0 million and $21.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $32.6 million and $40.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

6. Revolving Credit Facilities

The following table discloses certain information regarding the Company’s Revolving Credit Facilities (as defined below) (in millions):

	Carrying Value at June 30, 2017		Weighted-Average Interest Rate at June 30, 2017	Maturity Date
Unsecured Credit Facility		—	N/A	June 2019
PNC Facility		—	N/A	June 2019

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions, arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”).  The Unsecured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $750 million, if certain financial covenants are maintained, two six-month options to extend the maturity to June 2020 upon the Company’s request and an accordion feature for expansion of availability up to $1.25 billion, provided that new or existing lenders agree to the existing terms of the facility and increase their commitment level.  The Unsecured Credit Facility includes a competitive bid option on periodic interest rates for up to 50% of the facility.  The Unsecured Credit Facility also provides for an annual facility fee, which was 20 basis points on the entire facility at June 30, 2017.

The Company also maintains a $50 million unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association (the “PNC Facility” and, together with the Unsecured Credit Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facilities”).  The PNC Facility terms are substantially consistent with those contained in the Unsecured Credit Facility.  

The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either LIBOR, plus a specified spread (1.0% at June 30, 2017) or the prime rate, as defined in the respective facility.  The specified spreads vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt rating from Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s.  The Company is required to comply with certain covenants under the Revolving Credit Facilities relating to total outstanding indebtedness, secured indebtedness, maintenance of unencumbered real estate assets and fixed charge coverage.  The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants at June 30, 2017.  

7. Senior Notes

In May 2017, the Company issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.700% senior unsecured notes due June 2027.  These notes were issued at a discount of $0.8 million.  Total fees, including underwriting discounts, incurred by the Company were $3.9 million.  In July 2017, the Company repaid all of its 4.75% senior unsecured notes due April 2018 with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $300.0 million.  

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8. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures of financial instruments:

Notes Receivable and Advances to Affiliates

The fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis in which the Company uses unobservable inputs such as market interest rates determined by the loan to value and market capitalization rates related to the underlying collateral at which management believes similar loans would be made and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value of these notes was approximately $339.6 million and $445.2 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, as compared to the carrying amounts of $338.2 million and $443.3 million, respectively.  

Debt

The fair market value of senior notes is determined using the trading price of the Company’s public debt.  The fair market value for all other debt is estimated using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates future contractual interest and principal payments and a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality and risk profile, including the Company’s non-performance risk and loan to value.  The Company’s senior notes and all other debt are classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.  

Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair values of financial instruments.  Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments.  

Debt instruments with carrying values that are different than estimated fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Senior Notes	$	3,060,345	$	3,169,530	$	2,913,217	$	3,056,896
Revolving Credit Facilities and term loans		598,266		601,321		598,242		601,131
Mortgage Indebtedness		908,055		933,534		982,509		1,012,869
	$	4,566,666	$	4,704,385	$	4,493,968	$	4,670,896

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Accrued Expense

The Company recorded separation charges aggregating $5.1 million and $16.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.  The six-month aggregate charge included $9.4 million related to the March 2, 2017, executive management transition, which was the result of the termination without cause of several of the Company’s executives under the terms of their respective employment agreements.  The remaining $7.2 million related to the elimination of 65 positions, including nine officer level roles, in April 2017 as part of organization changes to further centralize key operational decision-making.  The total six-month charge included stock-based compensation expense of approximately $4.5 million related to the acceleration of expense associated with the grant date fair value of the unvested stock-based awards.  At June 30, 2017, approximately $5.5 million was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the aggregate charges in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  

10. Equity

In June 2017, the Company issued $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference of its newly designated 6.375% Class A cumulative redeemable preferred shares at a price of $500.00 per share (or $25.00 per depositary share) and incurred $6.1 million in issuance costs reflected in paid-in capital.

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11. Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are as follows (in thousands):

	Gains on Cash Flow Hedges			Foreign Currency Items			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	(3,930	)	$	(262	)	$	(4,192	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		789			394			1,183
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings(A)		377			—			377
Net current-period other comprehensive income		1,166			394			1,560
Balance, June 30, 2017	$	(2,764	)	$	132		$	(2,632	)

(A) Includes amortization classified in Interest Expense of $0.4 million in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017, which was previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  

12. Impairment Charges and Reserves

In 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges and reserves based on the difference between the carrying value of the assets or investments and the estimated fair market value as follows (in millions):  

	Three Months		Six Months
	Ended June 30,		Ended June 30,
	2017		2017
Assets marketed for sale(A)	$	19.0	$	41.0
Undeveloped land previously held for development(A)		9.1		9.1
Total continuing operations	$	28.1	$	50.1
Reserve of preferred equity interests(B)		—		76.0
Total impairment charges	$	28.1	$	126.1

(A) Triggered by changes in asset hold-period assumptions and/or expected future cash flows.

(B) As a result of an aggregate valuation allowance on its preferred equity interests in the BRE DDR Joint Ventures (Note 2).  

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company is required to assess the fair value of certain impaired consolidated and unconsolidated joint venture investments.  The valuation of impaired real estate assets and investments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each asset, as well as the income capitalization approach considering prevailing market capitalization rates, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, actual sales negotiations and bona fide purchase offers received from third parties and/or consideration of the amount that currently would be required to replace the asset, as adjusted for obsolescence.  In general, the Company considers multiple valuation techniques when measuring fair value of an investment.  However, in certain circumstances, a single valuation technique may be appropriate.  

For operational real estate assets, the significant valuation assumptions included the capitalization rate used in the income capitalization valuation as well as the projected property net operating income.  For projects under development or not at stabilization, the significant valuation assumptions included the discount rate, the timing and the estimated costs for the construction completion and project stabilization, projected net operating income and the exit capitalization rate.  For the valuation of the preferred equity interests, the significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis included the discount rate, projected net operating income, the timing of the expected redemption and the exit capitalization rates.  These valuations were calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the valuation adjustments were recorded, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.  

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The following table presents information about the Company’s impairment charges on both financial and nonfinancial assets that were measured on a fair value basis for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions).  

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total Losses
June 30, 2017
Long-lived assets held and used	$	—	$	—	$	59.5	$	59.5	$	50.1
Preferred equity interests		—		—		319.3		319.3		76.0

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value of non-recurring items (in millions, except price per acre (in thousands)):

	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value at				Range
Description	June 30, 2017		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	2017
Impairment of consolidated assets	$	0.5	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	N/A
		40.0	Income Capitalization Approach/ Sales Comparison Approach	Market Capitalization Rate		10%
	14.8		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		9%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate		10%
		4.2	Sales Comparison Approach	Price per Acre	$218
Reserve of preferred equity interests		319.3	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	8.3%–8.6%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate	5.3%–10.3%
				NOI Growth Rate		1%

(A) Fair value measurements based upon indicative bids were developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness.  The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.  

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13. Earnings Per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of net (loss) income from continuing operations and the number of common shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share (“EPS”), which utilizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and “diluted” EPS, which includes all such shares (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Numerators – Basic and Diluted
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(14,721	)	$	27,647		$	(106,876	)	$	61,139
Plus: Gain on disposition of real estate		44,599			13,721			82,726			26,102
Plus: Income attributable to non-controlling interests		(267	)		(310	)		(480	)		(610	)
Less: Preferred dividends		(6,399	)		(5,594	)		(11,993	)		(11,188	)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating    partnership units		(251	)		(204	)		(502	)		(414	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders after    allocation to participating securities	$	22,961		$	35,260		$	(37,125	)	$	75,029
Denominators – Number of Shares
Basic—Average shares outstanding		366,987			364,976			366,710			364,834
Effect of dilutive securities—Stock options		43			342			—			346
Diluted—Average shares outstanding		367,030			365,318			366,710			365,180
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Basic	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21

Shares subject to issuance under the Company’s 2016 VSEP were not considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, as the calculation was anti-dilutive.  

14. Segment Information

The tables below present information about the Company’s reportable operating segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	236,173		$	14					$	236,187
Rental operation expenses		(65,880	)		(14	)					(65,894	)
Net operating income		170,293			—						170,293
Impairment charges		(28,096	)								(28,096	)
Depreciation and amortization		(90,276	)								(90,276	)
Interest income					7,166						7,166
Other income (expense), net							$	(954	)		(954	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,137	)		(72,137	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(717	)								(717	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(14,721	)

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	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	257,310		$	11					$	257,321
Rental operation expenses		(71,747	)		(117	)					(71,864	)
Net operating income (loss)		185,563			(106	)					185,457
Depreciation and amortization		(97,698	)								(97,698	)
Interest income					9,446						9,446
Other income (expense), net							$	2,081			2,081
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,756	)		(72,756	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		1,117									1,117
Income from continuing operations										$	27,647

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	476,580		$	28					$	476,608
Rental operation expenses		(133,201	)		(13	)					(133,214	)
Net operating income		343,379			15						343,394
Impairment charges		(50,069	)								(50,069	)
Depreciation and amortization		(181,160	)								(181,160	)
Interest income					15,558						15,558
Other income (expense), net							$	(958	)		(958	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(155,259	)		(155,259	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(2,382	)								(2,382	)
Reserve of preferred equity interests					(76,000	)					(76,000	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(106,876	)
As of June 30, 2017:
Total gross real estate assets	$	8,972,219								$	8,972,219
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	337,761		$	(318,171	)	$	19,590

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	511,727		$	17					$	511,744
Rental operation expenses		(144,750	)		(156	)					(144,906	)
Net operating income (loss)		366,977			(139	)					366,838
Depreciation and amortization		(194,600	)								(194,600	)
Interest income					18,496						18,496
Other income (expense), net							$	3,854			3,854
Unallocated expenses(A)								(148,987	)		(148,987	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		15,538									15,538
Income from continuing operations										$	61,139
As of June 30, 2016:
Total gross real estate assets	$	9,949,961								$	9,949,961
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	447,074		$	(399,780	)	$	47,294

(A) Unallocated expenses consist of General and Administrative Expenses, Interest Expense and Tax Expense as listed in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  

(B) Amount includes loans to affiliates classified in Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) provides readers with a perspective from management on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors that may affect the Company’s future results.  The Company believes it is important to read the MD&A in conjunction with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as other publicly available information.

Executive Summary

The Company is a self-administered and self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing, financing and managing shopping centers.  As of June 30, 2017, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 298 shopping centers (including 150 shopping centers owned through joint ventures) aggregating approximately 100 million total square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”).  These properties consist of 286 shopping centers owned in the United States and 12 in Puerto Rico.  At June 30, 2017, the aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio was 91.5% and the average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was $15.46.  

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, net income attributable to common shareholders decreased compared to the prior year, primarily due to a $76.0 million valuation allowance recorded on the Company’s preferred investments in two joint ventures and an aggregate separation charge of $16.6 million associated with the executive management transition and a staff restructuring.  In addition, higher impairment charges recorded in 2017, which were partially offset by an increase in gain on sale of real estate assets.

The following provides an overview of the Company’s key financial metrics (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures, described later in this section) (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017			2016
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	23,212	$	35,464	$	(36,623	)	$	75,443
FFO attributable to common shareholders	$	93,125	$	120,321	$	115,337		$	234,863
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders	$	108,770	$	122,441	$	217,303		$	236,670
Earnings (loss) per share – Diluted	$	0.06	$	0.10	$	(0.10	)	$	0.21

In March 2017, the Company named a new executive team, including David Lukes as president and chief executive officer, Michael Makinen as chief operating officer and Matthew Ostrower as chief financial officer.  The management team, led by Mr. Lukes, completed several key strategic objectives in the second quarter of 2017 which included the streamlining of the Company’s organizational structure, executing several balance sheet improvements, and completing a portfolio review process.  The Company made several organizational changes in an effort to centralize decision-making and lower operating costs, which resulted in the elimination of 65 positions, including nine officer roles, and are expected to generate an annualized stabilized reduction to general and administrative expenses of approximately $6 million.  As outlined below, the Company also took several steps to strengthen its balance sheet, extend its debt maturity profile and reduce its overall risk profile.  Furthermore, the Company made progress toward, and remains committed to lowering leverage and improving overall liquidity.  One of the keys to achieving this objective is to recycle asset disposition proceeds toward its deleveraging effort.  In the second quarter, the Company completed a portfolio review process to not only identify asset disposition targets but also support its capital allocation strategy.  Looking forward, the Company seeks to create shareholder value through disciplined capital allocation and best-in-class operations that it believes should translate into net asset value growth over time.  

The following is a summary of the Company’s significant transactional and operational activity execution in the first half of 2017:

• The Company issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount 4.700% senior unsecured notes due June 2027 and $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference of its newly designated 6.375% Class A cumulative redeemable preferred shares.  The proceeds were used in July 2017 to repay outstanding indebtedness including the $300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due April 2018.  As a result of these transactions, the Company increased its weighted average consolidated debt maturity from 3.7 years at March 31, 2017, to 4.7 years after considering the aforementioned unsecured note repayment in July 2017.

• The Company completed the disposition of $361.2 million of assets during the six months ended June 30, 2017, of which DDR’s pro rata share was $344.2 million.  Included in these sales are two assets in Puerto Rico for a gross sales price of

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$57.3 million.  The Company also acquired a grocery-anchored shopping center at 3030 North Broadway in Chicago, Illinois, for $81.0 million.  

• The DDR Domestic Retail Fund I joint venture (now DDRM Properties) was recapitalized, which included $706.7 million of new mortgage financings on 52 assets, which were used to repay of all of the joint venture’s outstanding mortgage debt.

• The Company continued its trend of consistent internal growth and strong operating performance in the first half of 2017, as evidenced by the number of leases executed, the upward trend in the average annualized base rental rates and an overall strong occupancy rate.

• The Company leased approximately 3.7 million square feet in the first six months of 2017, including 151 new leases and 392 renewals for a total of 543 leases.  The remaining 2017 lease expirations at June 30, 2017, aggregated approximately 1.8 million square feet of GLA, as compared to 5.6 million square feet of GLA as of December 31, 2016.  The remaining 1.8 million square feet represents approximately 34.1% of total annualized base rent of 2017 expiring leases as of December 31, 2016.  

• The Company continued to execute both new leases and renewals at positive rental spreads, which contributed to the increase in the average annualized base rent per square foot.  At December 31, 2016, the Company had 814 leases expiring in 2017, with an average base rent per square foot of $14.68.  For the comparable leases executed in the first half of 2017, the Company generated positive leasing spreads on a pro rata basis of 5.3% for new leases and 5.9% for renewals.  Although these spreads are positive, the new lease spread of 5.3% is significantly below the full-year 2016 spread of 20.6% on a pro rata basis.  The primary driver behind the lower new lease spread in the first half of 2017 was a single anchor tenant lease executed at a Puerto Rico property to replace a dark but rent paying tenant.  Excluding the impact of this lease, the first half new lease spreads were 13.5% on a pro rata basis, which is in line with the historical average.  The Company’s leasing spread calculation only includes deals that were executed within one year of the date the prior tenant vacated.  As a result, the Company believes its calculation is a good benchmark to compare the average annualized base rent of expiring leases with the comparable executed market rental rates.

• The Company’s total portfolio average annualized base rent per square foot increased to $15.46 at June 30, 2017, as compared to $15.00 at December 31, 2016, and $14.63 at June 30, 2016.

• The aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio remained strong at 91.5% at June 30, 2017, as compared to 93.3% at December 31, 2016 and 93.5% at June 30, 2016.  The net decrease in occupancy in the first half of 2017 primarily was attributed to tenant bankruptcies and the impact of asset sales with rates that were slightly above the portfolio average occupancy.  In addition, the 2017 occupancy rate reflects the unabsorbed vacancy resulting from 0.7 million square feet of GLA related to The Sports Authority and Golfsmith bankruptcies in 2016 and the hhgregg bankruptcy in 2017.  

• For new leases executed during the first half of 2017, the Company expended a weighted-average cost of $4.94 per rentable square foot for tenant improvements and lease commissions over the lease term as compared to $4.77 for leases executed in the first half of 2016.  The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Shopping center properties owned as of January 1, 2016, but excluding properties under development or redevelopment and those sold by the Company, are referred to herein as the “Comparable Portfolio Properties.”

Revenues from Operations (in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
Base and percentage rental revenues	$	166,446	$	179,718	$	(13,272	)
Recoveries from tenants		55,633		61,376		(5,743	)
Fee and other income		14,108		16,227		(2,119	)
Total revenues	$	236,187	$	257,321	$	(21,134	)
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
Base and percentage rental revenues(A)	$	335,374	$	359,021	$	(23,647	)
Recoveries from tenants(B)		113,109		122,975		(9,866	)
Fee and other income(C)		28,125		29,748		(1,623	)
Total revenues	$	476,608	$	511,744	$	(35,136	)

(A) The changes were due to the following (in millions):

	Increase (Decrease)
Comparable Portfolio Properties	$	7.4
Acquisition of shopping centers		5.5
Development or redevelopment properties		1.6
Disposition of shopping centers		(36.2	)
Straight-line rents		(1.9	)
Total	$	(23.6	)

The following tables present the statistics for the Company’s portfolio affecting base and percentage rental revenues summarized by the following portfolios:  combined shopping center portfolio, wholly-owned shopping center portfolio and joint venture shopping center portfolio.

	Combined Shopping Center Portfolio June 30,						Wholly-Owned Shopping Centers June 30,						Joint Venture Shopping Centers June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
Centers owned		298			349			148			191			150			158
Aggregate occupancy rate		91.5	%		93.5	%		91.3	%		93.6	%		92.0	%		93.4	%
Average annualized base rent per    occupied square foot(1)	$	15.46		$	14.63		$	16.24		$	14.95		$	14.34		$	14.09

(1) For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Comparable Portfolio Properties’ aggregate occupancy rate was 91.5% and 94.4%, respectively, and the average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was $16.25 and $15.14, respectively.  The 2017 occupancy rates above reflect the unabsorbed vacancy resulting from 0.7 million square feet of GLA related to The Sports Authority and Golfsmith bankruptcies that occurred in 2016 and the hhgregg bankruptcy in 2017.

(B) The decrease in recoveries from tenants primarily was driven by the net impact of disposition activity.  Recoveries from tenants for the Comparable Portfolio Properties were approximately 92.6% and 96.0% of reimbursable operating expenses and real estate taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The overall decreased percentage of recoveries from tenants primarily was attributable to the impact of the major tenant bankruptcies and related occupancy loss discussed above.  

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(C) Management, development and other income decreased $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year.  The components of fee and other income are presented in Note 1, “Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation,” of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein.  Changes in the number of assets under management or the joint venture fee structure could impact the amount of revenue recorded in future periods.  Such changes could occur because the Company’s property management agreements contain cancellation provisions and the Company’s joint venture partners could dispose of shopping centers under DDR’s management.

Expenses from Operations (in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
Operating and maintenance	$	32,150	$	35,330	$	(3,180	)
Real estate taxes		33,744		36,534		(2,790	)
Impairment charges		28,096		—		28,096
General and administrative		22,756		18,499		4,257
Depreciation and amortization		90,276		97,698		(7,422	)
	$	207,022	$	188,061	$	18,961
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
Operating and maintenance(A)	$	65,141	$	72,588	$	(7,447	)
Real estate taxes(A)		68,073		72,318		(4,245	)
Impairment charges(B)		50,069		—		50,069
General and administrative(C)		53,828		36,375		17,453
Depreciation and amortization(A)		181,160		194,600		(13,440	)
	$	418,271	$	375,881	$	42,390

(A) The changes were due to the following (in millions):

	Operating and Maintenance			Real Estate Taxes			Depreciation and Amortization
Comparable Portfolio Properties	$	(0.1	)	$	2.3		$	(6.0	)
Acquisition of shopping centers		1.0			0.9			4.1
Development or redevelopment properties		0.1			0.5			0.5
Disposition of shopping centers		(8.4	)		(7.9	)		(12.0	)
	$	(7.4	)	$	(4.2	)	$	(13.4	)

Depreciation expense for Comparable Portfolio Properties was lower in the first half of 2017, primarily as a result of accelerated depreciation charges in the first half of 2016 related to changes in the useful lives of certain assets.  

(B) The Company recorded impairment charges in in the first half of 2017, related to three operating shopping centers and two parcels of land previously held for future development.  Changes in (1) an asset’s expected future undiscounted cash flows due to changes in market conditions, (2) various courses of action that may occur or (3) holding periods each could result in the recognition of additional impairment charges.  

(C) General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, were approximately 7.3% and 4.7% of total revenues, respectively, including total revenues of unconsolidated joint ventures and managed properties.  In 2017, the Company recorded separation charges aggregating $16.6 million in the first half of 2017, which are comprised of $9.4 million related to the March 2, 2017, management transition and $7.2 million related to other staffing reductions associated with the restructuring announced on April 3, 2017, which eliminated a total of 65 positions.  For the six months ended June 30, 2017, general and administrative expenses of $53.8 million less the separation charges of $16.6 million were approximately 5% of total revenues described above.

The Company continues to expense certain internal leasing salaries, legal salaries and related expenses associated with leasing and re-leasing of existing space.  However, the Company expects that upon adoption of the leasing standard in 2019, certain general and administrative expenses that are currently capitalized may be required to be expensed.

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Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Interest income	$	7,166		$	9,446		$	(2,280	)
Interest expense		(48,908	)		(54,012	)		5,104
Other income (expense), net		(954	)		2,081			(3,035	)
	$	(42,696	)	$	(42,485	)	$	(211	)
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Interest income(A)	$	15,558		$	18,496		$	(2,938	)
Interest expense(B)		(100,735	)		(111,909	)		11,174
Other income (expense), net		(958	)		3,854			(4,812	)
	$	(86,135	)	$	(89,559	)	$	3,424

(A) At June 30, 2017, the Company had a gross preferred investment of $387.9 million plus $6.3 million of accrued interest, which excludes a $76.0 million valuation allowance, with an annual interest rate of 8.5% due from its two joint ventures with affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”).  As a result of the valuation allowances recorded, effective in March 2017, the Company no longer recognizes as interest income the 2.0% PIK component of the 8.5% fixed distribution.  The Company’s cash distributions from the securities remain unchanged and earn interest at 6.5%.  The amount of interest income recorded in the second quarter of 2017 was further reduced due to the repayment of a $30.6 million note receivable in April 2017 that was scheduled to mature in September 2017.

The weighted-average loan receivable outstanding and weighted-average interest rate, including loans to affiliates, are as follows:

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Weighted-average loan receivable outstanding (in millions)	$	374.6		$	436.3
Weighted-average interest rate		8.5	%		8.5	%

(B) The weighted-average debt outstanding and related weighted-average interest rate are as follows:

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Weighted-average debt outstanding (in billions)	$	4.6		$	5.0
Weighted-average interest rate		4.4	%		4.5	%

The reduction in the weighted average debt outstanding from the comparable prior-year period is a result of the Company’s overall strategy to reduce leverage.  The weighted-average interest rate (based on contractual rates and excluding fair market value of adjustments and debt issuance costs) was 4.3% both at June 30, 2017 and 2016.  

Interest costs capitalized in conjunction with development and redevelopment projects and unconsolidated development and redevelopment joint venture interests were $0.5 million and $0.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, compared to $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2016.  The decrease in the amount of interest costs capitalized is a result of a change in the mix of active development projects year over year.

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Other Items (in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(717	)	$	1,117		$	(1,834	)
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and    income taxes		(473	)		(245	)		(228	)
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures(A)	$	(2,382	)	$	15,538		$	(17,920	)
Reserve of preferred equity interests(B)		(76,000	)		—			(76,000	)
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and    income taxes		(696	)		(703	)		7

(A) The decrease in equity in net income of joint ventures for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the prior-year period, primarily was the result of impairment charges recorded aggregating $80.5 million on six assets, of which the Company’s share was $4.3 million.  In the first quarter of 2016, one unconsolidated joint venture sold 11 assets of which the Company’s share of the gain was $13.5 million.  Joint venture property sales could significantly impact the amount of income or loss recognized in future periods.  In the second quarter of 2017, the Company’s joint venture DDR Domestic Retail Fund I (now DDRM Properties) was recapitalized (See Sources and Uses of Capital).  

(B) In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on its preferred equity investments.  The valuation allowance is more fully described in Note 2, “Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures,” of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein.

Disposition of Real Estate, Non-Controlling Interests and Net (Loss) Income (in thousands)

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Gain on disposition of real estate, net	$	44,599		$	13,721		$	30,878
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net		(267	)		(310	)		43
Net income attributable to DDR		29,611			41,058			(11,447	)
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change
Gain on disposition of real estate, net(A)	$	82,726		$	26,102		$	56,624
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net		(480	)		(610	)		130
Net (loss) income attributable to DDR(B)		(24,630	)		86,631			(111,261	)

(A) During the first half of 2017, the Company sold 19 shopping centers and land fora gross sales price of $312.4 million.  

(B) The decrease in net income attributable to DDR for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the prior-year comparable period, primarily was due to the following items in 2017:  (a) a $76.0 million valuation allowance recorded on the Company’s preferred investments in its two joint ventures with Blackstone and (b) an aggregate separation charge of $16.6 million associated primarily with executive management transition and a staff restructuring, in addition to higher impairment charges recorded in 2017, partially offset by an increase in gain on sale of real estate assets.  

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Definition and Basis of Presentation

The Company believes that Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Operating FFO, both non-GAAP financial measures, provide additional and useful means to assess the financial performance of REITs.  FFO and Operating FFO are frequently used by the real estate industry, as well as securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, to evaluate the performance of REITs.

FFO excludes GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and real estate investments, which assume that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time.  Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions, and many companies use different depreciable lives and methods.  Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate and gains and losses from depreciable property dispositions, it can provide a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs and acquisition, disposition and development activities.  This provides a perspective of the Company’s financial performance not immediately apparent from net income determined in accordance with GAAP.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude (i) preferred share dividends, (ii) gains and losses from disposition of depreciable real estate property and related investments, which are presented net of taxes, (iii) impairment charges on depreciable real estate property and related investments and (iv) certain non-cash items.  These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles, equity income (loss) from joint ventures and equity income (loss) from non-controlling interests and adding the Company’s proportionate share of FFO from its unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determined on a consistent basis.  The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”).  

The Company believes that certain gains and charges recorded in its operating results are not comparable or reflective of its core operating performance.  As a result, the Company also computes Operating FFO and discusses it with the users of its financial statements, in addition to other measures such as net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP and FFO.  Operating FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as FFO excluding certain charges and gains that management believes are not comparable and indicative of the results of the Company’s operating real estate portfolio.  Such adjustments include gains on the sale of and/or change in control of interests, gains/losses on the sale of non-depreciable real estate, impairments of non-depreciable real estate, gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt, transaction costs and other restructuring type costs.  The disclosure of these charges and gains is regularly requested by users of the Company’s financial statements.  The adjustment for these charges and gains may not be comparable to how other REITs or real estate companies calculate their results of operations, and the Company’s calculation of Operating FFO differs from NAREIT’s definition of FFO.  Additionally, the Company provides no assurances that these charges and gains are non-recurring.  These charges and gains could be reasonably expected to recur in future results of operations.

These measures of performance are used by the Company for several business purposes and by other REITs.  The Company uses FFO and/or Operating FFO in part (i) as a disclosure to improve the understanding of the Company’s operating results among the investing public, (ii) as a measure of a real estate asset’s performance, (iii) to influence acquisition, disposition and capital investment strategies and (iv) to compare the Company’s performance to that of other publicly traded shopping center REITs.

For the reasons described above, management believes that FFO and Operating FFO provide the Company and investors with an important indicator of the Company’s operating performance.  They provide recognized measures of performance other than GAAP net income, which may include non-cash items (often significant).  Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.

Management recognizes the limitations of FFO and Operating FFO when compared to GAAP’s net income.  FFO and Operating FFO do not represent amounts available for dividends, capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties.  Management does not use FFO or Operating FFO as an indicator of the Company’s cash obligations and funding requirements for future commitments, acquisitions or development activities.  Neither FFO nor Operating FFO represents cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and neither is necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.  Neither FFO nor Operating FFO should be considered an alternative to net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.  FFO and Operating FFO are simply used as additional indicators of the Company’s operating performance.  The Company believes that to further understand its performance, FFO and Operating FFO should be compared with the Company’s reported net income (loss) and considered in addition to cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP, as presented in its consolidated financial statements.  Reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss) have been provided below.

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Reconciliation Presentation

FFO and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
FFO attributable to common shareholders	$	93,125	$	120,321	$	(27,196	)
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders		108,770		122,441		(13,671	)
	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		$ Change
FFO attributable to common shareholders(A)	$	115,337	$	234,863	$	(119,526	)
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders(B)		217,303		236,670		(19,367	)

(A) The decrease in FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the comparable period in 2016, primarily was a result of a $76.0 million valuation allowance recorded on the Company’s preferred investment in two joint ventures, higher impairment charges recorded in 2017 and an aggregate charge of $16.6 million associated with the executive management transition and a staff restructuring.  

(B) The decrease in Operating FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the comparable period in 2016, primarily was attributable to the dilutive impact of deleveraging through asset sales.

The Company’s reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders to FFO attributable to common shareholders and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders is as follows (in thousands).  The Company provides no assurances that these charges and gains are non-recurring.  These charges and gains could reasonably be expected to recur in future results of operations.

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	23,212		$	35,464		$	(36,623	)	$	75,443
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments		88,423			95,626			177,073			190,480
Equity in net loss (income) of joint ventures		717			(1,117	)		2,382			(15,538	)
Joint ventures' FFO(A)		6,212			6,426			12,794			12,576
Non-controlling interests (OP Units)		76			76			152			152
Impairment of depreciable real estate assets		19,010			—			40,982			—
Gain on disposition of depreciable real estate		(44,525	)		(16,154	)		(81,423	)		(28,250	)
FFO attributable to common shareholders		93,125			120,321			115,337			234,863
Reserve of preferred equity interests		—			—			76,000			—
Impairment charges – non-depreciable assets		9,086			—			9,086			—
Separation charges		5,081			—			16,552			—
Debt extinguishment and other, net		948			(7	)		947			(35	)
Joint ventures – debt extinguishment and other		604			20			684			20
Tax expense, net		—			(326	)		—			(326	)
(Gain) loss on disposition of non-depreciable real estate, net		(74	)		2,433			(1,303	)		2,148
Non-operating items, net		15,645			2,120			101,966			1,807
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders	$	108,770		$	122,441		$	217,303		$	236,670

(A) At June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company had an economic investment in unconsolidated joint venture interests related to 149 and 157 shopping center properties, respectively.  These joint ventures represent the investments in which the Company recorded its share of equity in net income or loss and, accordingly, FFO and Operating FFO.

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FFO at DDR ownership interests considers the impact of basis differentials.  Joint ventures’ FFO and Operating FFO are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint    ventures	$	(33,702	)	$	(4,933	)	$	(86,079	)	$	42,372
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments		47,589			49,021			92,685			98,056
Impairment of depreciable real estate assets		27,850			—			80,507			—
Loss (gain) on disposition of depreciable real estate, net		803			(114	)		976			(53,597	)
FFO	$	42,540		$	43,974		$	88,089		$	86,831
FFO at DDR's ownership interests	$	6,212		$	6,426		$	12,794		$	12,576
Operating FFO at DDR's ownership interests	$	6,816		$	6,446		$	13,478		$	12,596

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

The Company periodically evaluates opportunities to issue and sell additional debt or equity securities, obtain credit facilities from lenders, or repurchase or refinance long-term debt for strategic reasons or to further strengthen the financial position of the Company.  In the second quarter of 2017, the Company completed a public debt offering and an issuance of preferred shares in order to refinance maturing debt and improve duration.  

The Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated debt obligations generally require monthly or semi-annual payments of principal and/or interest over the term of the obligation.  While the Company currently believes it has several viable sources to obtain capital and fund its business, including capacity under its facilities described below, no assurance can be provided that these obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated.  

The Company has historically accessed capital sources through both the public and private markets.  Acquisitions, developments and redevelopments are generally financed through cash provided from operating activities, Revolving Credit Facilities (as defined below), mortgages assumed, secured debt, unsecured debt, common and preferred equity offerings, joint venture capital and asset sales.  Total consolidated debt outstanding was $4.6 billion and $4.5 billion at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Revolving Credit Facilities

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions, arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”).  The Unsecured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $750 million and includes an accordion feature for expansion of availability up to $1.25 billion upon the Company’s request, provided that new or existing lenders agree to the existing terms of the facility and increase their commitment level.  The Company also maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association, which provides for borrowings of up to $50 million (together with the Unsecured Credit Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facilities”).  The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either LIBOR, plus a specified spread (1.0% at June 30, 2017) or the prime rate, as defined in the respective facility.  The specified spreads vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”).

The Revolving Credit Facilities and the indentures under which the Company’s senior and subordinated unsecured indebtedness are, or may be, issued contain certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, leverage ratios and debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage ratios, as well as limitations on the Company’s ability to incur secured and unsecured indebtedness, sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and engage in mergers and certain acquisitions.  These credit facilities and indentures also contain customary default provisions including the failure to make timely payments of principal and interest payable thereunder, the failure to comply with the Company’s financial and operating covenants, the occurrence of a material adverse effect on the Company and the failure of the Company or its majority-owned subsidiaries (i.e., entities in which the Company has a greater than 50% interest) to pay, when due, certain indebtedness in excess of certain thresholds beyond applicable grace and cure periods.  In the event the Company’s lenders or note holders declare a default, as defined in the applicable agreements governing the debt, the Company may be unable to obtain further funding, and/or an acceleration of any outstanding borrowings may occur.  As of June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants in the agreements governing its debt.  Although the Company intends to operate in compliance with these covenants, if the Company were to violate these covenants, the Company may be subject to higher finance costs and fees or accelerated maturities.  The Company believes it will continue to operate in compliance with these covenants in 2018 and beyond.

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Certain of the Company’s credit facilities and indentures permit the acceleration of the maturity of the underlying debt in the event certain other debt of the Company has been accelerated.  Furthermore, a default under a loan by the Company or its affiliates, a foreclosure on a mortgaged property owned by the Company or its affiliates or the inability to refinance existing indebtedness may have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.  These facts, and an inability to predict future economic conditions, have led the Company to continue to increase financial flexibility.

The Company expects to fund its obligations from available cash, current operations and utilization of its Revolving Credit Facilities; however, the Company may issue long-term debt and/or equity securities in lieu of, or in addition to, borrowing under its Revolving Credit Facilities.  The following information summarizes the availability of the Revolving Credit Facilities at June 30, 2017 (in millions):

Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	414.1
Revolving Credit Facilities	$	800.0
Less:
Amount outstanding		—
Letters of credit		(0.8	)
Borrowing capacity available	$	799.2

The Company intends to continue to maintain a long-term financing strategy with limited reliance on short-term debt.  The Company believes its Revolving Credit Facilities are sufficient for its liquidity strategy and longer-term capital structure needs.  Part of the Company’s overall strategy includes scheduling future debt maturities in a balanced manner over the long-term.  

Senior Notes

In May 2017, the Company issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.700% senior unsecured notes due June 2027.  Net proceeds from the issuance were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facilities and for general corporate purposes.  In July 2017, the Company repaid all of its $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due April 2018 in part with a portion of the net proceeds of the 4.700% senior unsecured notes due June 2027and the net proceeds from its $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference of 6.375% Class A cumulative redeemable preferred shares as described below.  In connection with this repayment, the Company paid approximately $7 million in make-whole premiums.

Equity

Preferred Shares

In June 2017, the Company issued $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference, of its newly designated 6.375% Class A cumulative redeemable preferred shares at a price of $500.00 per share (or $25.00 per depositary share).  

Common Shares

The Company has a $250 million continuous equity program.  At July 27, 2017, the Company had $250.0 million available for the future issuance of common shares under that program.

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Consolidated Indebtedness – as of June 30, 2017

The following depicts the Company’s consolidated debt maturities at June 30, 2017, and forecasted thirteen months (July 2018), after deducting debt that has been repaid or has refinancing options, and compares that amount to the cash and restricted cash available to fund debt repayments and availability of the Revolving Credit Facilities (in millions):

Secured Term Loan	$	200.0
Mortgage Indebtedness		127.3
Total 2017 debt maturities		327.3
April & July 2018 Senior Note maturities(A)		382.2
April 2018 Unsecured Term Loan maturity(B)		400.0
January–July 2018 mortgage debt maturities		105.2
		1,214.7
Less Senior Note repayment in July 2017(A)		(300.0	)
Less Secured Term Loan repayment in July 2017		(200.0	)
Less Mortgage Indebtedness repaid through August 1, 2017		(126.9	)
Less Unsecured Term Loan extension option(B)		(400.0	)
Pro forma debt maturities at August 1, 2017	$	187.8
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2017	$	414.1
Restricted cash received July 2017		54.2
Borrowing capacity available on Revolving Credit Facilities at June 30, 2017		799.2
		1,267.5
Less cash used subsequent to June 30, 2017 to fund debt repayments listed above		(626.9	)
Pro forma cash and Revolving Credit Facilities available at August 1, 2017	$	640.6

(A) April 2018 maturity repaid in July 2017.

(B) Debt maturity is expected to be extended at the Company’s option in accordance with the loan agreement.

At August 1, 2017, the Company’s borrowing capacity on the Revolving Credit Facilities and cash on hand were sufficient to repay debt maturities through July 2018.  While the Company is looking to strengthen its balance sheet and reduce leverage, it is also looking to extend the term of its debt.  As a result, the Company may issue long-term debt in combination with net asset sale proceeds to refinance debt.

The Company believes that the combination of available cash, cash flows expected to be generated from asset sales and operations, as well as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities and other new long-term debt issuances or equity financings will be sufficient to satisfy the Company’s current and planned capital spending requirements and debt repayments through 2018.  No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated.  These sources of funds could be affected by various risks and uncertainties (see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016).

As of August 1, 2017, the Company has addressed all of its 2017 consolidated maturities.  Management believes the scheduled debt maturities in 2018 and in future years are manageable.  The Company continually evaluates its debt maturities and, based on management’s assessment, believes it has viable financing and refinancing alternatives.  The Company seeks to manage its debt maturities through executing a strategy to extend debt duration, increase liquidity, lower leverage and improve the Company’s credit profile with the focus of lowering the Company's balance sheet risk and cost of capital.  The result of the unsecured debt and preferred share offerings in the second quarter of 2017 and the application of the proceeds therefrom was to extend the Company’s debt duration.

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Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Mortgage Indebtedness – as of June 30, 2017

The debt maturities of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures at June 30, 2017, and forecasted thirteen months (July 2018), are as follows (in millions):

	Outstanding at June 30, 2017		At DDR Share
DDR – SAU Retail Fund, LLC(A)		59.8		12.0
BRE DDR Retail Holdings III(B)(C)		603.7		30.2
BRE DDR Retail Holdings IV(A)		34.2		1.7
DDRTC Core Retail Fund, LLC(B)		195.4		29.3
Total debt maturities through July 2018	$	893.1	$	73.2

(A) Expected to be refinanced.

(B) Expected to be extended at the joint venture’s option in accordance with the loan agreement.

(C) Repaid $29.0 million in July 2017, of which the Company’s share was $1.4 million.

It is expected that the joint ventures will fund these obligations from refinancing opportunities, including extension options, or possible asset sales.  No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated.

Cash Flow Activity

The Company’s core business of leasing space to well-capitalized retailers continues to generate consistent and predictable cash flow after expenses, interest payments and preferred share dividends.  This capital is available for use at the Company’s discretion for investment, debt repayment and the payment of dividends on common and preferred shares.

The Company’s cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016
Cash flow provided by operating activities	$	209,142	$	230,880
Cash flow provided by investing activities		128,192		107,016
Cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities		98,973		(343,265	)

Changes in cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the prior year comparable period are described as follows:

Operating Activities:  Cash provided by operating activities decreased $21.7 million, primarily due to the following:

• Impact of asset sales, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense.

Investing Activities:  Cash provided by investing activities increased $21.2 million, primarily due to the following:

• Higher proceeds of $57.3 million from disposition of real estate in 2017,

• Repayment of $31.1 million notes receivable in 2017 and

• Additional equity contributions to joint ventures of $67.7 million.

Financing Activities:  Cash provided by financing activities increased $442.2 million, primarily due to the following:

• Issuance of unsecured senior notes and preferred shares in 2017 aggregating $614.2 million and

• Net increase of $172.7 million in debt repayments.

Dividend Distribution

The Company satisfied its REIT requirement of distributing at least 90% of ordinary taxable income with declared common and preferred share cash dividends of $152.2 million and $150.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  Because actual distributions were greater than 100% of taxable income, federal income taxes were not incurred by the Company in the first half of 2017.

The Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per common share for each of the first two quarters of 2017.  The Board of Directors of the Company expects to continue to monitor the 2017 dividend policy and provide for adjustments as determined to be in

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the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to maximize the Company’s free cash flow while still adhering to REIT payout requirements.  

SOURCES AND USES OF CAPITAL

Strategic Transaction Activity

The Company remains committed to strengthening the balance sheet, improving liquidity and lowering leverage, as well as lowering its overall risk profile.  Asset sales continue to represent a potential source of proceeds to be used to achieve these objectives.

Dispositions

As part of the Company’s overall deleveraging strategy, the Company had been marketing less strategic assets for sale.  The new executive management team has evaluated the portfolio on an asset-by-asset basis to determine the most prudent investment decisions.  Changes in investment strategies for assets may impact the Company’s impairment assumptions for those properties.  The disposition of certain assets could result in a loss or impairment recorded in future periods.  The Company evaluates all potential sale opportunities taking into account the long-term growth prospects of the assets, the use of proceeds and the impact to the Company’s balance sheet, in addition to the impact on operating results.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company sold 19 shopping center properties, aggregating 3.1 million square feet, in addition to land sales and loan repayment proceeds totaling $343.3 million.  The shopping center sales include two assets in Puerto Rico in June 2017, aggregating 0.4 million square feet, for an aggregate sales price of $57.3 million.  The Company recorded a net gain of $82.7 million.  In addition, one of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures sold two shopping center properties for a gross sales price of $17.9 million.  From July 1 to July 26, 2017, the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures sold three additional shopping centers, for $70.9 million.  The Company received $2.7 million in preferred equity repayments from these unconsolidated joint venture asset sales.  

DDRM Properties (Recapitalization of DDR Domestic Retail Fund I)

In June 2017, the Company and an affiliate of Madison International Realty (“Madison”) recapitalized a joint venture with 52 shopping centers previously owned by the Company and various partners through the DDR Domestic Retail Fund I (“DRF I”), totaling $1.05 billion.  Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VI, an investment fund managed by Madison, acquired 80% of the common equity and an affiliate of the Company retained its 20% interest, renamed DDRM Properties.  The ownership structure of DDRM Properties is consistent with the structure of the joint venture prior to the recapitalization.  Three properties previously held by DRF I have been excluded from the recapitalization and are being held in a separate joint venture with the previous partners of DRF I, including the Company.  In addition, the Company will continue to provide leasing and management services.  The recapitalization included the repayment of all outstanding mortgage debt previously held by the joint venture, a majority of which was scheduled to mature in July 2017.  The joint venture obtained new mortgage loan financing collateralized by the 52 assets aggregating $706.7 million (of which the Company’s pro rata share is $141.3 million) that with extension options matures in July 2022.  DDR contributed $46.9 million in cash to fund its pro rata share of the recapitalization and related debt refinancing.

Acquisitions

In January 2017, the Company acquired 3030 North Broadway in Chicago, Illinois, a 131,748 square foot Company-owned GLA grocery-anchored shopping center, for $81.0 million.  The contract for this acquisition was initially executed in mid-2016, but closing was delayed due to the final completion of construction.

Development and Redevelopment Opportunities

One of the important benefits of the Company’s asset class is the ability to phase development and redevelopment projects over time until appropriate leasing levels can be achieved.  To maximize the return on capital spending, the Company has generally adhered to strict investment criteria thresholds.  A key component to the Company’s strategic plan will be the evaluation of additional redevelopment potential within the portfolio, particularly as it relates to the efficient use of the real estate and the Company’s ratio of big box tenants versus small shop tenant space.  

The Company will generally commence construction on various developments and redevelopments only after substantial tenant leasing has occurred.  The Company will continue to closely monitor its expected spending in 2017 for redevelopments, as the Company considers this funding to be discretionary spending.  The Company does not anticipate expending significant funds on joint venture redevelopment projects in 2017.

The Company’s consolidated land holdings are classified in two separate line items on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets included herein: (i) Land and (ii) Construction in Progress and Land.  At June 30, 2017, the $1.9 billion of Land primarily

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consisted of land that is part of the Company’s shopping center portfolio.  However, this amount also includes a small portion of vacant land composed primarily of outlots or expansion pads adjacent to the shopping center properties.  Approximately 142 acres of this land, which has a recorded cost basis of approximately $19 million, is available for future development.

Included in Construction in Progress and Land at June 30, 2017, was $25 million of recorded costs related to undeveloped land for which active construction never commenced or was previously ceased.  The Company evaluates these assets each reporting period and records an impairment charge equal to the difference between the current carrying value and fair value when the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value.  

Development and Redevelopment Projects

As part of its strategy to develop, expand, improve and re-tenant various properties, at June 30, 2017, the Company has invested approximately $137 million in various consolidated active redevelopment projects and expects to bring at least $80 million of development into service in 2017 on a net basis, after deducting sales proceeds from outlot sales.  

At June 30, 2017, the Company had no significant consolidated development projects.

The Company’s redevelopment projects are typically substantially complete within a year of the construction commencement date.  At June 30, 2017, the Company’s significant consolidated redevelopment projects were as follows (in thousands):

Location	Estimated Stabilized Quarter	Estimated Gross Cost		Cost Incurred at June 30, 2017
Lee Vista Promenade (Orlando, Florida)	1Q19	$	39,342	$	22,937
Kenwood Square (Cincinnati, Ohio)	2Q18		31,171		20,936
West Bay Plaza (Cleveland, Ohio)	3Q19		27,792		1,474
Belgate Shopping Center (expansion) (Charlotte, North Carolina)	4Q17		25,788		19,117
Plaza del Sol (expansion) (San Juan, Puerto Rico)	4Q17		11,818		8,971
Total		$	135,911	$	73,435

For redevelopment assets completed in 2017, the assets placed in service were completed at a cost of approximately $110 per square foot.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company has a number of off-balance sheet joint ventures with varying economic structures.  Through these interests, the Company has investments in operating properties and one development project.  Such arrangements are generally with institutional investors located throughout the United States.  

The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures had aggregate outstanding indebtedness to third parties of $2.7 billion and $3.1 billion at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively (see Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk).  Such mortgages are generally non-recourse to the Company and its partners; however, certain mortgages may have recourse to the Company and its partners in certain limited situations, such as misuse of funds and material misrepresentations.

CAPITALIZATION

At June 30, 2017, the Company’s capitalization consisted of $4.6 billion of debt, $525.0 million of preferred shares and $3.3 billion of market equity (market equity is defined as common shares and OP Units outstanding multiplied by $9.07, the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange at June 30, 2017), resulting in a debt to total market capitalization ratio of 0.54 to 1.0, as compared to the ratio of 0.41 to 1.0 at June 30, 2016.  The closing price of the common shares on the New York Stock Exchange was $18.14 at June 30, 2016.  The Company’s total debt consisted of the following (in billions):  

	June 30,
	2017		2016
Fixed-rate debt(A)	$	4.0	$	4.0
Variable-rate debt		0.6		1.0
	$	4.6	$	5.0

(A) Includes $76.1 million and $77.7 million of variable-rate debt that had been effectively swapped to a fixed rate through the use of interest rate derivative contracts at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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It is management’s strategy to have access to the capital resources necessary to manage the Company’s balance sheet and to repay upcoming maturities.  Accordingly, the Company may seek to obtain funds through additional debt or equity financings and/or joint venture capital in a manner consistent with its intention to operate with a conservative debt capitalization policy and to reduce the Company’s cost of capital by maintaining an investment grade rating with Moody’s, S&P and Fitch Ratings, Inc.  The security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, as it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.  Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.  The Company may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all, which may negatively affect future ratings.

The Company’s credit facilities and the indentures under which the Company’s senior and subordinated unsecured indebtedness is, or may be, issued contain certain financial and operating covenants, including, among other things, debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage ratios, as well as limitations on the Company’s ability to incur secured and unsecured indebtedness, sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and engage in mergers and certain acquisitions.  Although the Company intends to operate in compliance with these covenants, if the Company were to violate these covenants, the Company may be subject to higher finance costs and fees or accelerated maturities.  In addition, certain of the Company’s credit facilities and indentures may permit the acceleration of maturity in the event certain other debt of the Company has been accelerated.  Foreclosure on mortgaged properties or an inability to refinance existing indebtedness would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

At June 30, 2017, the Company’s 2017 debt maturities consisted of a $200.0 million secured term loan and $127.3 million of consolidated mortgage debt.  As of August 1, 2017, the Company repaid the $200.0 million secured term loan and $126.9 million of the outstanding mortgage debt, and expects to repay the remaining mortgage debt at maturity in August 2017.  The Company expects to fund the secured term loan from utilization of its Revolving Credit Facilities, proceeds from asset sales, cash flow from operations and/or additional debt or equity financings.  No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be repaid as currently anticipated or refinanced.  

In conjunction with the development and redevelopment of shopping centers, the Company had entered into commitments with general contractors aggregating approximately $13.8 million for its consolidated properties at June 30, 2017.  These obligations, composed principally of construction contracts, are generally due within 12 to 24 months, as the related construction costs are incurred, and are expected to be financed through operating cash flow, new or existing construction loans, asset sales or borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities.

The Company routinely enters into contracts for the maintenance of its properties.  These contracts typically can be canceled upon 30 to 60 days’ notice without penalty.  The Company’s purchase order obligations related to the maintenance of its properties and general and administrative expenses are typically payable within one year and are not a material amount.

INFLATION

Most of the Company’s long-term leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation.  Such provisions include clauses enabling the Company to receive additional rental income from escalation clauses that generally increase rental rates during the terms of the leases and/or percentage rentals based on tenants’ gross sales.  Such escalations are determined by negotiation, increases in the consumer price index or similar inflation indices.  In addition, many of the Company’s leases are for terms of less than 10 years, permitting the Company to seek increased rents at market rates upon renewal.  Most of the Company’s leases require the tenants to pay their share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, thereby reducing the Company’s exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The retail shopping sector continues to be affected by the competitive nature of the retail business including the impact of internet shopping and the competition for market share, as well as general economic conditions, where stronger retailers have out-positioned some of the weaker retailers.  These shifts can force some market share away from weaker retailers, which could require them to downsize and close stores and/or declare bankruptcy.  In many cases, the loss of a weaker tenant or downsizing of space creates a value-add opportunity to re-lease space at higher rents to a stronger retailer.  Overall, the Company believes its portfolio remained stable at June 30, 2017, as evidenced by the consistency in the occupancy rate as further described below.  However, there can be no assurance that the loss of a tenant or downsizing of space will not adversely affect the Company in the future (see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016).

Despite the recent tenant bankruptcies, the Company continues to believe there is retailer demand for quality locations within well-positioned shopping centers.  Further, the Company continues to see strong demand from a broad range of retailers for its space, particularly in the off-price sector, which the Company believes is a reflection of the general outlook of consumers who are

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demanding more value for their dollars.  Many of these retailers have store opening plans for 2017 and 2018.  This is evidenced by the continued stable volume of leasing activity, which was nearly four million square feet of space for new leases and renewals for the first half of 2017, as well as approximately nine million square feet of space for new leases and renewals for the year ended December 31, 2016.  The Company also benefits from  a diversified tenant base, with only two tenants whose annualized rental revenue equals or exceeds 3% of the Company’s annualized consolidated revenues plus the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated joint venture revenues (TJX Companies at 3.8% and Bed Bath & Beyond at 3.4%).  Other significant tenants include Walmart, Target, PetSmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross Stores, AMC Theatres, Lowe’s, Ulta and Publix, all of which have relatively strong credit ratings, remain well-capitalized and have outperformed other retail categories on a relative basis over time.  In addition, several of the Company’s big box tenants (Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart, TJX Companies and Target) have been adapting to an omni-channel retail environment, creating positive overall sales growth over the prior few years.  The Company believes these tenants will continue providing it with a stable revenue base for the foreseeable future, given the long-term nature of these leases.  Moreover, the majority of the tenants in the Company’s shopping centers provide day-to-day consumer necessities with a focus toward value and convenience, versus high-priced discretionary luxury items, which the Company believes will enable many of its tenants to outperform even in a challenging economic environment.

The Company believes that the quality of its shopping center portfolio is strong, as evidenced by the high historical occupancy rates and consistent growth in the average annualized base rent per occupied square foot.  Historical occupancy has generally ranged from 92% to 96% since the Company’s initial public offering in 1993.  The shopping center portfolio occupancy was 91.5% at June 30, 2017, 93.3% at December 31, 2016 and 93.5% at June 30, 2016.  The net decrease in occupancy in the first half of 2017 primarily was attributed to expiring anchor leases that were not renewed and tenant bankruptcies, as well as the impact of asset sales with rates that were slightly above the portfolio average occupancy.  The total portfolio average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was $15.46 at June 30, 2017, as compared to $15.00 at December 31, 2016, and $14.63 at June 30, 2016.  The increase primarily was due to the sale of lower quality assets and the acquisition of shopping centers with higher growth potential, as well as continued lease up and renewal of the existing portfolio at positive rental spreads.  Moreover, the Company has been able to achieve these results without significant capital investment in tenant improvements or leasing commissions.  The weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions estimated to be incurred over the expected lease term for new leases executed during the first half of 2017 was only $4.94 per rentable square foot.  The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals.  The quality of the property revenue stream is high and consistent, as it is generally derived from retailers with good credit profiles under long-term leases, with very little reliance on overage rents generated by tenant sales performance.  The Company understands the risks posed by the economy, but believes that the position of its portfolio and the general diversity and credit quality of its tenant base should enable it to successfully navigate through potentially challenging economic times.

At June 30, 2017, the Company owned 12 assets on the island of Puerto Rico aggregating 4.4 million square feet of Company-owned GLA.  The Company sold two assets in Puerto Rico in June 2017 for a gross sales price aggregating $57.3 million.  The 12 owned assets represent 11.7% of the Company’s total consolidated revenue and 12.1% of the Company’s consolidated revenue less operating expenses (i.e., net operating income) for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  Additionally, these assets account for 6.1% of Company-owned GLA, including the unconsolidated joint ventures at June 30, 2017.  There is continued concern about the status of the Puerto Rican economy, the ability of the government of Puerto Rico to meet its financial obligations and the impact of any government default on the economy of Puerto Rico.  However, the Company believes that its assets are well positioned to withstand continuing recessionary pressures and represent a source of stable, high-quality cash flow because the tenants in these assets (many of which are U.S. retailers such as Walmart and TJX Companies) typically cater to the local consumer’s desire for value and convenience and often provide consumers with day-to-day necessities.  Nonetheless, the Company’s Board of Directors and management continue to evaluate its investment in the 12 assets and may determine to dispose of all or a portion of these assets.  There can be no assurance that the economic conditions in Puerto Rico will not deteriorate further, which could materially and negatively impact consumer spending and ultimately adversely affect the Company’s assets in Puerto Rico or its ability to dispose of the properties on commercially reasonable terms, or at all (see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016).

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

New Accounting Standards are more fully described in Note 1, “Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation,” of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.  Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including trends that might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations.  The Company considers portions of this information to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended, with respect to the Company’s expectations for future periods.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to acquisitions (including

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any related pro forma financial information) and other business development activities, future capital expenditures, financing sources and availability and the effects of environmental and other regulations.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved.  For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the foregoing, the words “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Readers should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and that could materially affect the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements.  For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The Company is subject to general risks affecting the real estate industry, including the need to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms to generate rental revenues, and any economic downturn may adversely affect the ability of the Company’s tenants, or new tenants, to enter into new leases or the ability of the Company’s existing tenants to renew their leases at rates at least as favorable as their current rates;

• The Company could be adversely affected by changes in the local markets where its properties are located, as well as by adverse changes in national economic and market conditions;

• The Company may fail to anticipate the effects on its properties of changes in consumer buying practices, including sales over the Internet and the resulting retailing practices and space needs of its tenants, or a general downturn in its tenants’ businesses, which may cause tenants to close stores or default in payment of rent;

• The Company is subject to competition for tenants from other owners of retail properties, and its tenants are subject to competition from other retailers and methods of distribution.  The Company is dependent upon the successful operations and financial condition of its tenants, in particular its major tenants, and could be adversely affected by the bankruptcy of those tenants;

• The Company relies on major tenants, which makes it vulnerable to changes in the business and financial condition of, or demand for its space by, such tenants;

• The Company may not realize the intended benefits of acquisition or merger transactions.  The acquired assets may not perform as well as the Company anticipated, or the Company may not successfully integrate the assets and realize improvements in occupancy and operating results.  The acquisition of certain assets may subject the Company to liabilities, including environmental liabilities;

• The Company may fail to identify, acquire, construct or develop additional properties that produce a desired yield on invested capital, or may fail to effectively integrate acquisitions of properties or portfolios of properties.  In addition, the Company may be limited in its acquisition opportunities due to competition, the inability to obtain financing on reasonable terms or any financing at all and other factors;

• The Company may fail to dispose of properties on favorable terms, especially in regions experiencing deteriorating economic conditions.  In addition, real estate investments can be illiquid, particularly as prospective buyers may experience increased costs of financing or difficulties obtaining financing due to local or global conditions, and could limit the Company’s ability to promptly make changes to its portfolio to respond to economic and other conditions;

• The Company may abandon a development opportunity after expending resources if it determines that the development opportunity is not feasible due to a variety of factors, including a lack of availability of construction financing on reasonable terms, the impact of the economic environment on prospective tenants’ ability to enter into new leases or pay contractual rent, or the inability of the Company to obtain all necessary zoning and other required governmental permits and authorizations;

• The Company may not complete development projects on schedule as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, such as weather, labor conditions, governmental approvals, material shortages or general economic downturn, resulting in limited availability of capital, increased debt service expense and construction costs and decreases in revenue;

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• The Company’s financial condition may be affected by required debt service payments, the risk of default and restrictions on its ability to incur additional debt or to enter into certain transactions under its credit facilities and other documents governing its debt obligations.  In addition, the Company may encounter difficulties in obtaining permanent financing or refinancing existing debt.  Borrowings under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facilities are subject to certain representations and warranties and customary events of default, including any event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition;

• Changes in interest rates could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common shares, as well as its performance and cash flow;

• Debt and/or equity financing necessary for the Company to continue to grow and operate its business may not be available or may not be available on favorable terms;

• Disruptions in the financial markets could affect the Company’s ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms and have other adverse effects on the Company and the market price of the Company’s common shares;

• The Company is subject to complex regulations related to its status as a REIT and would be adversely affected if it failed to qualify as a REIT;

• The Company must make distributions to shareholders to continue to qualify as a REIT, and if the Company must borrow funds to make distributions, those borrowings may not be available on favorable terms or at all;

• Joint venture investments may involve risks not otherwise present for investments made solely by the Company, including the possibility that a partner or co-venturer may become bankrupt, may at any time have interests or goals different from those of the Company and may take action contrary to the Company’s instructions, requests, policies or objectives, including the Company’s policy with respect to maintaining its qualification as a REIT.  In addition, a partner or co-venturer may not have access to sufficient capital to satisfy its funding obligations to the joint venture.  The partner could cause a default under the joint venture loan for reasons outside the Company’s control.  Furthermore, the Company could be required to reduce the carrying value of its equity investments if a loss in the carrying value of the investment is realized;

• The Company’s decision to dispose of real estate assets, including undeveloped land and construction in progress, would change the holding period assumption in the undiscounted cash flow impairment analyses, which could result in material impairment losses and adversely affect the Company’s financial results;

• The outcome of pending or future litigation, including litigation with tenants or joint venture partners, may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition;

• The Company may not realize anticipated returns from its real estate assets outside the contiguous United States (the Company owns 12 assets in Puerto Rico), which may carry risks in addition to those the Company faces with its domestic properties and operations.  To the extent the Company pursues opportunities that may subject the Company to different or greater risks than those associated with its domestic operations, including cultural and consumer differences and differences in applicable laws and political and economic environments, these risks could significantly increase and adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition;

• The Company is subject to potential environmental liabilities;

• The Company may incur losses that are uninsured or exceed policy coverage due to its liability for certain injuries to persons, property or the environment occurring on its properties;

• The Company could incur additional expenses to comply with or respond to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act or otherwise be adversely affected by changes in government regulations, including changes in environmental, zoning, tax and other regulations and

• The Company’s Board of Directors, which regularly reviews the Company’s business strategy and objectives, may change the Company’s strategic plan based on a variety of factors and conditions, including the recent management transition and in response to changing market conditions.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk.  The Company’s debt, excluding unconsolidated joint venture debt (adjusted to reflect the $76.1 million and $76.9 million of variable-rate debt, respectively, that LIBOR was swapped to at a fixed rate of 2.8% at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016), is summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2017										December 31, 2016
	Amount (Millions)		Weighted- Average Maturity (Years)		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Percentage of Total			Amount (Millions)		Weighted- Average Maturity (Years)		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Percentage of Total
Fixed-Rate Debt	$	3,966.2		5.0		4.6	%		86.9	%	$	3,869.5		4.5		4.9	%		86.1	%
Variable-Rate Debt	$	600.5		0.6		2.4	%		13.1	%	$	624.5		0.3		1.9	%		13.9	%

The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures’ indebtedness at its carrying value, adjusted to reflect the $42.0 million of variable-rate debt ($2.1 million at the Company’s proportionate share) that LIBOR was swapped to at a fixed rate of 1.9% at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2017									December 31, 2016
	Joint Venture Debt (Millions)		Company's Proportionate Share (Millions)		Weighted- Average Maturity (Years)		Weighted- Average Interest Rate			Joint Venture Debt (Millions)		Company's Proportionate Share (Millions)		Weighted- Average Maturity (Years)		Weighted- Average Interest Rate
Fixed-Rate Debt	$	991.8	$	146.4		5.2		4.3	%	$	1,808.1	$	298.3		1.6		5.4	%
Variable-Rate Debt	$	1,698.9	$	209.7		1.7		2.9	%	$	1,226.3	$	114.6		1.9		2.6	%

The Company intends to use retained cash flow, proceeds from asset sales, equity and debt financing and variable-rate indebtedness available under its Revolving Credit Facilities to repay indebtedness and fund capital expenditures of the Company’s shopping centers.  Thus, to the extent the Company incurs additional variable-rate indebtedness, its exposure to increases in interest rates in an inflationary period could increase.  The Company does not believe, however, that increases in interest expense as a result of inflation will significantly impact the Company’s distributable cash flow.  The interest rate risk on variable-rate debt described above has been mitigated through the use of interest rate swap agreements (the “Swaps”) with major financial institutions.  The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the Swaps.  The Company believes it mitigates its credit risk by entering into Swaps with major financial institutions.

The carrying value and the fair value of the Company’s fixed-rate debt is adjusted to (i) include the Swaps reflected in the carrying value and (ii) include the Company’s proportionate share of the joint venture fixed-rate debt.  An estimate of the effect of a 100 basis-point increase at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		100 Basis-Point Increase in Market Interest Rate		Carrying Value		Fair Value		100 Basis-Point Increase in Market Interest Rate
Company's fixed-rate debt	$	3,966.2	$	4,101.0	$	3,934.9	$	3,869.5	$	4,044.2	$	3,895.0
Company's proportionate share of    joint venture fixed-rate debt	$	146.4	$	146.2	$	142.0	$	298.3	$	305.1	$	300.8

The sensitivity to changes in interest rates of the Company’s fixed-rate debt was determined using a valuation model based upon factors that measure the net present value of such obligations that arise from the hypothetical estimate as discussed above.

Further, a 100 basis-point increase in short-term market interest rates on variable-rate debt at June 30, 2017, would result in an increase in interest expense of approximately $3.0 million for the Company and $1.1 million representing the Company’s proportionate share of the joint ventures’ interest expense relating to variable-rate debt outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The estimated increase in interest expense does not give effect to possible changes in the daily balance of the Company’s or joint ventures’ outstanding variable-rate debt.

The Company and its joint ventures intend to continually monitor and actively manage interest costs on their variable-rate debt portfolio and may enter into swap positions based on market fluctuations.  In addition, the Company believes it has the ability to obtain funds through additional equity and/or debt offerings and joint venture capital.  Accordingly, the cost of obtaining such protection agreements in relation to the Company’s access to capital markets will continue to be evaluated.  The Company has not entered, and does not plan to enter, into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.  As of June 30, 2017, the Company had no other material exposure to market risk.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), conducted an evaluation, pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on their evaluation as required, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and were effective as of the end of such period to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal proceedings, which, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.  The Company is also subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by insurance.  While the resolution of all matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

None.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

	(a)		(b)		(c)		(d)
	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1–30, 2017		1,308	$	12.56		—		—
May 1–31, 2017		59		10.78		—		—
June 1–30, 2017		5,089		9.23		—		—
Total		6,456	$	9.92		—		—

(1) Consists of common shares surrendered or deemed surrendered to the Company to satisfy statutory minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and/or exercise of awards under the Company’s equity-based compensation plans.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

3.1	Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
4.1	Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor to National City Bank))
4.2	Specimen Certificate for 6.375% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, without par value, of the Company
4.3	Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2017, among the Company, Computershare Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company N.A., jointly as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of depositary shares
31.1	Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2	Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1	Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 1
32.2	Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 1
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document 2
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 2
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 2
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 2
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 2
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 2

1 Pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-4751, these exhibits are deemed to accompany this report and are not “filed” as part of this report.

2 Submitted electronically herewith.

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	DDR CORP.
	By:	/s/ Christa A. Vesy
		Name:	Christa A. Vesy
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Authorized Officer)
Date:  August 3, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Under Reg. S-K Item 601	Form 10-Q Exhibit No.	Description	Filed or Furnished Herewith or Incorporated Herein by Reference
3	3.1	Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company	Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Filed with the SEC on June 2, 2017; File No. 001-11690)
4	4.1	Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor to National City Bank))	Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on May 26, 2017; File No. 001-11690)
4	4.2	Specimen Certificate for 6.375% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, without par value, of the Company	Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Filed with the SEC on June 2, 2017; File No. 001-11690)
4	4.3	Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2017, among the Company, Computershare Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., jointly as Depositary, and all holders from time to time of depositary shares	Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on June 5, 2017; File No. 001-11690)
31	31.1	Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	Submitted electronically herewith
31	31.2	Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	Submitted electronically herewith
32	32.1	Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Submitted electronically herewith
32	32.2	Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically herewith
101	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Submitted electronically herewith

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, David R. Lukes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DDR Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

August 3, 2017
Date
	/s/ David R. Lukes
	David R. Lukes
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Matthew L. Ostrower, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of DDR Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

August 3, 2017
Date
	/s/ Matthew L. Ostrower
	Matthew L. Ostrower
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David R. Lukes, President and Chief Executive Officer of DDR Corp. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), which this certification accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

/s/ David R. Lukes

David R. Lukes

President and Chief Executive Officer

August 3, 2017

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew L. Ostrower, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DDR Corp. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), which this certification accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

/s/ Matthew L. Ostrower

Matthew L. Ostrower

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

August 3, 2017

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	DDR
Entity Registrant Name	DDR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000894315
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		367,802,147

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Land	$ 1,938,589	$ 1,990,406
Buildings	6,193,366	6,412,532
Fixtures and tenant improvements	726,721	735,685
Total real estate rental property	8,858,676	9,138,623
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(2,001,376)	(1,996,176)
Real estate rental property, net	6,857,300	7,142,447
Construction in progress and land	113,543	105,435
Total real estate assets, net	6,970,843	7,247,882
Investments in and advances to joint ventures, net	435,485	454,131
Cash and cash equivalents	414,074	30,430
Restricted cash	61,462	8,795
Accounts receivable, net	114,449	121,367
Notes receivable, net	19,590	49,503
Other assets, net	254,135	285,410
Total assets	8,270,038	8,197,518
Unsecured indebtedness:
Senior notes	3,060,345	2,913,217
Unsecured term loan	398,316	398,399
Total unsecured indebtedness	3,458,661	3,311,616
Secured indebtedness:
Secured term loan	199,950	199,843
Mortgage indebtedness	908,055	982,509
Total secured indebtedness	1,108,005	1,182,352
Total indebtedness	4,566,666	4,493,968
Accounts payable and other liabilities	368,412	382,293
Dividends payable	76,744	75,245
Total liabilities	5,011,822	4,951,506
Commitments and contingencies
DDR Equity
Common shares, with par value, $0.10 stated value; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 367,149,127 and 366,298,335 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	36,715	36,630
Additional paid-in capital	5,499,103	5,487,212
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income	(2,809,110)	(2,632,327)
Deferred compensation obligation	10,254	15,149
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,632)	(4,192)
Less: Common shares in treasury at cost: 666,209 and 947,893 shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(9,816)	(14,957)
Total DDR shareholders' equity	3,249,514	3,237,515
Non-controlling interests	8,702	8,497
Total equity	3,258,216	3,246,012
Total liabilities and equity	8,270,038	8,197,518
Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
DDR Equity
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares	175,000	0
Class J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
DDR Equity
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares	200,000	200,000
Class K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
DDR Equity
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares	$ 150,000	$ 150,000

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common shares, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common shares, shares authorized	600,000,000	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	367,149,127	367,149,127	366,298,335
Treasury at cost	666,209	666,209	947,893
Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation value	$ 500.00	$ 500.00
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares authorized	750,000	750,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	350,000	350,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	350,000	350,000
Preferred stock dividend rate	6.375%	6.375%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, par value
Class J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation value	$ 500	$ 500	$ 500
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares authorized	750,000	750,000	750,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	400,000	400,000	400,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	400,000	400,000	400,000
Preferred stock dividend rate		6.50%	6.50%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, par value
Class K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation value	$ 500	$ 500	$ 500
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares authorized	750,000	750,000	750,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares issued	300,000	300,000	300,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, shares outstanding	300,000	300,000	300,000
Preferred stock dividend rate		6.25%	6.25%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, par value

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues from operations:
Minimum rents	$ 164,623	$ 178,064	$ 331,852	$ 355,431
Percentage and overage rents	1,823	1,654	3,522	3,590
Recoveries from tenants	55,633	61,376	113,109	122,975
Fee and other income	14,108	16,227	28,125	29,748
Total revenue from operations	236,187	257,321	476,608	511,744
Rental operation expenses:
Operating and maintenance	32,150	35,330	65,141	72,588
Real estate taxes	33,744	36,534	68,073	72,318
Impairment charges	28,096	0	50,069	0
General and administrative	22,756	18,499	53,828	36,375
Depreciation and amortization	90,276	97,698	181,160	194,600
Total rental operation expenses	207,022	188,061	418,271	375,881
Other income (expense):
Interest income	7,166	9,446	15,558	18,496
Interest expense	(48,908)	(54,012)	(100,735)	(111,909)
Other income (expense), net	(954)	2,081	(958)	3,854
Total other income (expense)	(42,696)	(42,485)	(86,135)	(89,559)
(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items	(13,531)	26,775	(27,798)	46,304
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	(717)	1,117	(2,382)	15,538
Reserve of preferred equity interests	0		(76,000)	0
(Loss) income before tax expense	(14,248)	27,892	(106,180)	61,842
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes	(473)	(245)	(696)	(703)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(14,721)	27,647	(106,876)	61,139
Gain on disposition of real estate, net	44,599	13,721	82,726	26,102
Net income (loss)	29,878	41,368	(24,150)	87,241
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net	(267)	(310)	(480)	(610)
Net income (loss) attributable to DDR	29,611	41,058	(24,630)	86,631
Preferred dividends	(6,399)	(5,594)	(11,993)	(11,188)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$ 23,212	$ 35,464	$ (36,623)	$ 75,443
Per share data:
Basic	$ 0.06	$ 0.10	$ (0.10)	$ 0.21
Diluted	$ 0.06	$ 0.10	$ (0.10)	$ 0.21

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 29,878	$ 41,368	$ (24,150)	$ 87,241
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation	345	(168)	537	674
Change in fair value of interest-rate contracts	354	330	789	376
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings	199	172	377	344
Total other comprehensive income	898	334	1,703	1,394
Comprehensive income (loss)	30,776	41,702	(22,447)	88,635
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests:
Allocation of net income	(267)	(310)	(480)	(610)
Foreign currency translation	(98)	(6)	(143)	(268)
Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(365)	(316)	(623)	(878)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DDR	$ 30,411	$ 41,386	$ (23,070)	$ 87,757

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Shares	Common Shares	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income	Deferred Compensation Obligation	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock at Cost	Non-Controlling Interests
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 3,246,012	$ 350,000	$ 36,630	$ 5,487,212	$ (2,632,327)	$ 15,149	$ (4,192)	$ (14,957)	$ 8,497
Issuance of common shares related to stock plans	12,317	0	85	11,502	0	0	0	730	0
Issuance of preferred shares	168,903	175,000	0	(6,097)	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation, net	6,002	0	0	6,486	0	(4,895)	0	4,411	0
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(418)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(418)
Dividends declared-common shares	(139,726)	0	0	0	(139,726)	0	0	0	0
Dividends declared-preferred shares	(12,427)	0	0	0	(12,427)	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive (loss) income	(22,447)	0	0	0	(24,630)	0	1,560	0	623
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 3,258,216	$ 525,000	$ 36,715	$ 5,499,103	$ (2,809,110)	$ 10,254	$ (2,632)	$ (9,816)	$ 8,702

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (24,150)	$ 87,241
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	181,160	194,600
Stock-based compensation	7,976	4,051
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and fair market value of debt adjustments	1,896	1,151
Equity in net loss (income) of joint ventures	2,382	(15,538)
Reserve of preferred equity interests	76,000	0
Operating cash distributions from joint ventures	3,446	3,779
Gain on disposition of real estate	(82,726)	(26,102)
Impairment charges	50,069	0
Change in notes receivable accrued interest	(3,131)	(5,502)
Net change in accounts receivable	3,519	2,619
Net change in accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,443	(4,357)
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities	(9,742)	(11,062)
Total adjustments	233,292	143,639
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	209,142	230,880
Cash flow from investing activities:
Real estate acquired, net of liabilities and cash assumed	(86,066)	(59,886)
Real estate developed and improvements to operating real estate	(56,431)	(91,116)
Proceeds from disposition of real estate	300,474	243,220
Equity contributions to joint ventures	(69,068)	(1,406)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures	7,025	20,510
Repayment of joint venture advances, net	1,190	0
Issuance of notes receivable	0	(4,611)
Repayment of notes receivable	31,068	305
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	128,192	107,016
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities, net	0	55,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of offering expenses	445,271	0
Repayment of senior notes	(300,000)	(240,000)
Repayment of mortgage debt	(73,475)	(15,750)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(532)	(41)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares, net of offering expenses	168,903	0
Issuance of common shares in conjunction with equity award plans and dividend reinvestment plan	9,884	1,785
Distributions to non-controlling interests and redeemable operating partnership units	(423)	(575)
Dividends paid	(150,655)	(143,684)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	98,973	(343,265)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	4	3
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	436,307	(5,369)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	39,225	32,520
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 475,536	$ 27,154

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

1. Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

Nature of Business

DDR Corp. and its related consolidated real estate subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “DDR”) and unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing, financing and managing shopping centers.  Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or DDR include DDR Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures.  The Company’s tenant base primarily includes national and regional retail chains and local retailers.  Consequently, the Company’s credit risk is concentrated in the retail industry.  

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the Company’s 2016 financial statements to conform to the 2017 presentation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

These financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest or has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”).  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Investments in real estate joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  Accordingly, the Company’s share of the earnings (or loss) of these joint ventures is included in consolidated net income (loss).  

The Company has two unconsolidated joint ventures included in the Company’s joint venture investments that are considered VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary.  The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with these VIEs is limited to its aggregate investment, which was $325.3 million and $405.4 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  

Statements of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information

Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016
Accounts payable related to construction in progress	$	15.7	$	20.8
Dividends declared		76.7		75.1

Common Shares

Common share dividends declared per share were as follows:  

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Common share dividends declared per share	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.38	$	0.38

Fee and Other Income

Fee and other income was composed of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fee income	$	8,787	$	11,465	$	18,226	$	19,643
Ancillary and other property income		4,660		4,512		8,993		8,616
Lease termination fees		630		216		808		1,445
Other		31		34		98		44
Total fee and other income	$	14,108	$	16,227	$	28,125	$	29,748

New Accounting Standards Adopted

Business Combinations

In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805).  ASU No. 2015-16 provides guidance pertaining to entities that have reported provisional amounts for items in a business combination for which the accounting is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs and during the measurement period have an adjustment to provisional amounts recognized.  The guidance requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined.  Any adjustments should be calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  In addition, in January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Clarifying the Definition of a Business.  ASU No. 2017-01 clarifies the definition and provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities constitutes a business.  ASU No. 2017-01 is intended to provide guidance when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for both standards.  Application of the guidance is prospective.  

The Company adopted the standards effective January 1, 2017, with respect to its asset acquisitions.  Under these new standards, the Company’s purchase of a shopping center is expected to be classified as an acquisition of an asset and not classified as an acquisition of a business.  Transaction costs from the acquisition of a business are expensed as incurred, in contrast to transaction costs from the acquisition of an asset, which are capitalized to real estate assets upon acquisition.  As a result of these new standards, the majority of the transaction costs incurred related to the acquisition of shopping centers are capitalized to real estate assets (Note3).  This change did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows:  Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.  ASU No. 2016-15 provides guidance on certain specific cash flow issues, including, but not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination and distributions received from equity method investees.  In addition, in November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230: Restricted Cash.  ASU No. 2016-18 clarifies certain existing principles in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, including providing additional guidance related to transfers between cash and restricted cash and how entities present, in their statements of cash flows, the cash receipts and cash payments that directly affect the restricted cash accounts.  These standards are effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and shall be applied retrospectively where practicable.  Early adoption is permitted.  

The Company adopted the updated standards effective January 1, 2017.  The adoption of these standards modified the Company's 2017 presentation of certain activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures.

New Accounting Standards to Be Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  The objective of ASU No. 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers that will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance.  The core principle of this standard is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  ASU No. 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the ASC.  The new guidance is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017.  Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU No. 2014-09.  The Company expects to adopt using the modified retrospective approach for financial statements issued after January 1, 2018.  

Most significantly for the real estate industry, leasing transactions are not within the scope of the new standard.  A majority of the Company’s tenant-related revenue is recognized pursuant to lease agreements and will be governed by the recently issued leasing guidance discussed below.  The Company completed its assessment of ASU No. 2014-09 and has concluded that the guidance will not have a material impact on the method of revenue recognition, excluding tenant-related revenue with respect to leasing transactions.  The Company anticipates that upon adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, the recognition of lease commission income earned pursuant to its management agreements with unconsolidated joint ventures most likely will be accelerated into an earlier quarter than recognized in current GAAP.  The majority of the Company’s lease commission income is recognized 50% upon lease execution and 50% upon tenant rent commencement.  Under the new standard, the Company anticipates that a lease commission will be recognized in its entirety upon lease execution.  This revenue is not considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The amendments in this update govern a number of areas including, but not limited to, accounting for leases, replacing the existing guidance in ASC No. 840, Leases.  Under this standard, among other changes in practice, a lessee’s rights and obligations under most leases, including existing and new arrangements, would be recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, on the balance sheet.  Other significant provisions of this standard include (i) defining the “lease term” to include the noncancellable period together with periods for which there is a significant economic incentive for the lessee to extend or not terminate the lease, (ii) defining the initial lease liability to be recorded on the balance sheet to contemplate only those variable lease payments that depend on an index or that are in substance “fixed,” (iii) a dual approach for determining whether lease expense is recognized on a straight-line or accelerated basis, depending on whether the lessee is expected to consume more than an insignificant portion of the leased asset’s economic benefits and (iv) a requirement to bifurcate certain lease and non-lease components.  The lease standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, (including interim periods within those fiscal years) with early adoption permitted.  The Company has not yet selected the method of adoption.  

The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.  The Company has currently identified several areas within its accounting policies it believes could be impacted by the new standard.  The Company may have a change in presentation on its consolidated statement of operations with regards to Recoveries from Tenants which includes reimbursements from tenants for certain operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance.  Tenant expense reimbursements with a service obligation are not covered within the scope of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company also has certain lease arrangements with its tenants for space at its shopping centers in which the contractual amounts due under the lease by the lessee are not allocated between the rental and expense reimbursement components (“Gross Leases”).  The aggregate revenue earned under Gross Leases is presented as Minimum Rents in the consolidated statements of operations.  As a result, the Company anticipates it will be required to bifurcate the presentation of certain expense reimbursements as well as allocate the fair value of the embedded revenue associated with these reimbursements for Gross Leases, which represent an immaterial portion of the Company’s lease portfolio, and separately present such amounts in its consolidated statements of operations based upon materiality.  In addition, the Company has ground lease agreements in which the Company is the lessee for land underneath all or a portion of the buildings at five shopping centers.  Currently, the Company accounts for these arrangements as operating leases.  Under the new standard, the Company will record its rights and obligations under these leases as an asset and liability on its consolidated balance sheets.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the inputs required to calculate the amount that will be recorded on its balance sheet for each ground lease.  Lastly, this standard impacts the lessor’s ability to capitalize costs related to the leasing of vacant space.  However, the Company does not believe this change regarding capitalization will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures

2. Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures

At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had ownership interests in various unconsolidated joint ventures that had an investment in 149 and 151 shopping center properties, respectively.  Condensed combined financial information of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
Land	$	1,260,115		$	1,287,675
Buildings		3,309,410			3,376,720
Fixtures and tenant improvements		211,308			203,824
		4,780,833			4,868,219
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(943,437	)		(884,356	)
		3,837,396			3,983,863
Construction in progress and land		53,832			56,983
Real estate, net		3,891,228			4,040,846
Cash and restricted cash		83,764			50,378
Receivables, net		47,449			50,685
Other assets, net		231,461			248,664
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Mortgage debt	$	2,690,667		$	3,034,399
Notes and accrued interest payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Other liabilities		197,492			206,949
		2,891,097			3,242,932
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR		396,779			393,338
Accumulated equity		966,026			754,303
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Company's share of accumulated equity	$	147,474		$	97,977
Redeemable preferred equity, net		318,181			393,338
Basis differentials		(30,233	)		(36,117	)
Deferred development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest		(2,875	)		(2,651	)
Amounts payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net	$	435,485		$	454,131

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
Revenues from operations	$	126,528		$	128,890		$	253,576		$	256,800
Expenses from operations:
Operating expenses		37,691			36,973			74,359			74,629
Impairment charges		27,850			—			80,507			—
Depreciation and amortization		47,589			49,021			92,685			98,056
Interest expense		29,004			33,319			59,134			66,641
Preferred share expense		8,239			8,305			16,367			16,569
Other (income) expense, net		9,054			6,319			15,627			12,130
		159,427			133,937			338,679			268,025
Loss from continuing operations		(32,899	)		(5,047	)		(85,103	)		(11,225	)
(Loss) gain on disposition of real estate, net		(803	)		114			(976	)		53,597
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures	$	(33,702	)	$	(4,933	)	$	(86,079	)	$	42,372
Company's share of equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(1,090	)	$	817		$	(6,383	)	$	12,091
Basis differential adjustments(A)		373			300			4,001			3,447
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(717	)	$	1,117		$	(2,382	)	$	15,538

(A) The difference between the Company’s share of net (loss) income, as reported above, and the amounts included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is attributable to the amortization of basis differentials, unrecognized preferred PIK, the recognition of deferred gains, differences in gain (loss) on sale of certain assets recognized due to the basis differentials and other than temporary impairment charges.

Service fees and income earned by the Company through management, financing, leasing and development activities performed related to all of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fees	$	6.7	$	9.6	$	13.6	$	15.8
Interest income		6.3		8.3		13.8		16.6
Development fees and leasing commissions		1.9		1.8		4.4		3.7

The Company’s joint venture agreements generally include provisions whereby each partner has the right to trigger a purchase or sale of its interest in the joint venture or to initiate a purchase or sale of the properties after a certain number of years or if either party is in default of the joint venture agreements.  The Company is not obligated to purchase the interests of its outside joint venture partners under these provisions.  

BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Ventures

The Company’s two unconsolidated investments with The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”), BRE DDR Retail Holdings III (“BRE DDR III”) and BRE DDR Retail Holdings IV (“BRE DDR IV” and, together with BRE DDR III, the “BRE DDR Joint Ventures”), have substantially similar terms and are summarized as follows (in millions, except properties owned):

		Common Equity		Preferred Investment (Principal)						Properties Owned
	Formation	Initial		Initial		June 30, 2017		Net of Reserve		Inception		June 30, 2017
BRE DDR III	Oct 2014	$	19.6	$	300.0	$	314.5	$	244.5		70		48
BRE DDR IV	Dec 2015		12.9		82.6		73.4		67.4		6		6
				$	382.6	$	387.9	$	311.9

An affiliate of Blackstone is the managing member and effectively owns 95% of the common equity of each of the two BRE DDR Joint Ventures, and consolidated affiliates of DDR effectively own the remaining 5%.  The Company provides leasing and property management services to all of the joint venture properties.  The Company cannot be removed as the property and leasing manager until the preferred equity, as discussed below, is redeemed in full (except for certain specified events).  

The Company’s preferred interests are entitled to certain preferential cumulative distributions payable out of operating cash flows and certain capital proceeds pursuant to the terms and conditions of the preferred investments.  The preferred distributions are recognized as Interest Income within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and are classified as a note receivable in Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Blackstone has the right to defer up to 23.5% of the preferred fixed distributions as a payment in kind distribution or “PIK.”  The preferred investments have an annual distribution rate of 8.5% including any deferred and unpaid preferred distributions.  Blackstone has made this PIK deferral election since the formation of both joint ventures.  The cash portion of the preferred fixed distributions is generally payable first out of operating cash flows and is current for both BRE DDR Joint Ventures.  The Company has no expectation that the cash portion of the preferred fixed distribution will become impaired.  

The unpaid preferred investment (and any accrued distributions) is payable (1) at Blackstone’s option, in whole or in part, subject to early redemption premiums in certain circumstances during the first three years of the joint ventures; (2) at varying equity sharing levels with the common members under certain circumstances including specified financial covenants, upon a sale of properties over a certain threshold; (3) at DDR’s option after seven years (2021 for BRE DDR III and 2022 for BRE DDR IV); and (4) upon the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the joint ventures in excess of a certain threshold.  Specifically, for BRE DDR III the use of net asset sale proceeds prior to 2021 to repay the preferred investment is first subject to a remaining minimum net asset sales threshold of $34.3 million payable to common equity members only, with net asset sale proceeds generated thereafter allocated at 49.0% to the preferred member.  For BRE DDR IV, the preferred investment is collateralized by assets in which DDR has a 5% common equity interest for 95% of the value and by an additional six assets in which DDR has a nominal interest.  The repayment of the BRE DDR IV preferred investment prior to 2022 is first subject to a remaining minimum net asset sales threshold of $26.0 million, of which $6.0 million is allocated to the preferred member.  The net asset sale proceeds generated thereafter are expected to be available to repay the preferred member.  

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on each of the BRE DDR III and BRE DDR IV preferred investment interests of $70.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively, or $76.0 million in the aggregate.  The valuation allowances were triggered late in the first quarter by an increase in the estimated market capitalization rates for the underlying real estate collateral of the investments.  The values of open air shopping centers anchored by big box national retailers, particularly in secondary markets, have been under increasing pressure and most recently decreased due to the continued perceived threat of internet retail competition and recent tenant bankruptcies.  Several large national retailers filed for bankruptcy in March and April 2017.  A majority of the shopping centers collateralizing the preferred investments are those which have been most impacted by the rising capitalization rates.  These factors have also reduced the number of potential investors and well-capitalized buyers for these types of assets.  The managing member of the two joint ventures exercises significant influence over the timing of asset sales.  Due to the Company’s expectation regarding the likely timing of asset sales, the valuation of the Company’s investments considers how management believes a third party market participant would value the securities in the current higher capitalization rate environment.  As a result, the investments were impaired to reflect the risk that the securities are not repaid in full in advance of the Company’s redemption rights in 2021 and 2022. The Company reassessed its $76.0 million aggregate valuation allowance at June 30, 2017, and based upon current market assumptions and data determined no additional adjustments were deemed necessary.  The Company will continue to monitor the investments and related valuation allowance which could be increased or decreased in future periods, as appropriate.

As discussed above, the preferred 8.5% distribution rate has two components, a cash interest rate of 6.5% and an accrued PIK of 2.0%.  As a result of the valuation allowances recorded, effective in March 2017, the Company no longer recognizes as interest income the 2.0% PIK.  Although Blackstone has the right to change its payment election, the Company expects future preferred distributions to continue to include the PIK component.  The recognition of the PIK interest income will be reevaluated based upon any future adjustments to the aggregate valuation allowance, as appropriate.

DDRM Properties (formerly DDR Domestic Retail Fund I)

In June 2017, the Company and an affiliate of Madison International Realty (“Madison”) recapitalized a joint venture with 52 shopping centers previously owned by the Company and various partners through the DDR Domestic Retail Fund I, totaling $1.05 billion.  Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VI, an investment fund managed by Madison, acquired 80% of the common equity and an affiliate of the Company retained its 20% interest.  This ownership structure is consistent with the structure of the joint venture prior to the recapitalization.  In addition, the Company will continue to provide leasing and management services.  The recapitalization included the repayment of all outstanding mortgage debt previously held by the joint venture, a majority of which was scheduled to mature in July 2017.  The joint venture obtained new mortgage loan financing aggregating $706.7 million (of which the Company’s pro rata share is $141.3 million) collateralized by the 52 assets with a maturity date of July 2022, including extensions.  The Company contributed $46.9 million in cash to fund its pro rata share of the recapitalization and related debt refinancing.

The remaining three assets not involved in the recapitalization were distributed to the existing partners of DDR Domestic Retail Fund I at the aggregate book value of $74.0 million (of which the Company’s pro rata share is $14.8 million) and contributed to a new joint venture with the same ownership structure, DDR Manatee Liquidating Holdco I.  The Company retained a 20% interest in the joint venture and will continue to provide leasing and management services.  The assets in the joint venture are unencumbered.

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Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

3. Acquisitions

In January 2017, the Company acquired one shopping center in Chicago, Illinois, for $81.0 million.  This acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the fair value was allocated as follows (in thousands):

				Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in Years)
Land	$	23,588		N/A
Buildings		35,659		(A)
Tenant improvements		8,565		(A)
In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases)		7,051			16.0
Tenant relations		6,934			16.3
Other assets		419		N/A
		82,216
Less: Below-market leases		(1,872	)		20.0
Less: Other liabilities assumed		(581	)	N/A
Net assets acquired	$	79,763

(A) Depreciated in accordance with the Company’s policy.  

Total consideration for the acquisition was paid in cash.  The costs related to the acquisition of this asset were capitalized to real estate assets (Note 1).  Included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations are $3.0 million in total revenues from the date of acquisition through June 30, 2017, for the acquired property.

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Notes Receivable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Notes Receivable

4. Notes Receivable

The Company has notes receivable, including accrued interest, that are collateralized by certain rights in development projects, partnership interests, sponsor guaranties and/or real estate assets, some of which are subordinate to other financings.  At June 30, 2017, the Company’s loans outstanding had maturity dates ranging from June 2019 to June 2023 at an interest rate of 9.0%.  At June 30, 2017, the Company did not have any loans outstanding that were past due.  The following table reconciles the loans receivable on real estate (in thousands):

	2017			2016
Balance at January 1	$	49,488		$	41,988
Additions:
New mortgage loans		—			4,611
Interest		523			17
Accretion of discount		269			511
Deductions:
Collections of principal and interest(A)		(30,701	)		(257	)
Balance at June 30	$	19,579		$	46,870

(A) In April 2017, a loan receivable of $30.6 million with a maturity date of September 2017 was repaid in full.

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Other Assets, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets, Net

5. Other Assets, Net

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Intangible assets:
In-place leases, net	$	87,231	$	99,600
Above-market leases, net		17,482		20,405
Lease origination costs		11,823		12,931
Tenant relations, net		100,066		108,662
Total intangible assets, net(A)		216,602		241,598
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses		25,232		26,842
Other assets		2,310		6,274
Deposits		5,950		5,965
Deferred charges, net		4,041		4,731
Total other assets, net	$	254,135	$	285,410

(A) The Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangibles, excluding above- and below-market leases, of $16.0 million and $21.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $32.6 million and $40.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Revolving Credit Facilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Revolving Credit Facilities

6. Revolving Credit Facilities

The following table discloses certain information regarding the Company’s Revolving Credit Facilities (as defined below) (in millions):

	Carrying Value at June 30, 2017		Weighted-Average Interest Rate at June 30, 2017	Maturity Date
Unsecured Credit Facility		—	N/A	June 2019
PNC Facility		—	N/A	June 2019

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions, arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”).  The Unsecured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $750 million, if certain financial covenants are maintained, two six-month options to extend the maturity to June 2020 upon the Company’s request and an accordion feature for expansion of availability up to $1.25 billion, provided that new or existing lenders agree to the existing terms of the facility and increase their commitment level.  The Unsecured Credit Facility includes a competitive bid option on periodic interest rates for up to 50% of the facility.  The Unsecured Credit Facility also provides for an annual facility fee, which was 20 basis points on the entire facility at June 30, 2017.

The Company also maintains a $50 million unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association (the “PNC Facility” and, together with the Unsecured Credit Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facilities”).  The PNC Facility terms are substantially consistent with those contained in the Unsecured Credit Facility.  

The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either LIBOR, plus a specified spread (1.0% at June 30, 2017) or the prime rate, as defined in the respective facility.  The specified spreads vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt rating from Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s.  The Company is required to comply with certain covenants under the Revolving Credit Facilities relating to total outstanding indebtedness, secured indebtedness, maintenance of unencumbered real estate assets and fixed charge coverage.  The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants at June 30, 2017.  

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Senior Notes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Senior Notes

7. Senior Notes

In May 2017, the Company issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.700% senior unsecured notes due June 2027.  These notes were issued at a discount of $0.8 million.  Total fees, including underwriting discounts, incurred by the Company were $3.9 million.  In July 2017, the Company repaid all of its 4.75% senior unsecured notes due April 2018 with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $300.0 million.  

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

8. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures of financial instruments:

Notes Receivable and Advances to Affiliates

The fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis in which the Company uses unobservable inputs such as market interest rates determined by the loan to value and market capitalization rates related to the underlying collateral at which management believes similar loans would be made and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value of these notes was approximately $339.6 million and $445.2 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, as compared to the carrying amounts of $338.2 million and $443.3 million, respectively.  

Debt

The fair market value of senior notes is determined using the trading price of the Company’s public debt.  The fair market value for all other debt is estimated using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates future contractual interest and principal payments and a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality and risk profile, including the Company’s non-performance risk and loan to value.  The Company’s senior notes and all other debt are classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy.  

Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair values of financial instruments.  Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments.  

Debt instruments with carrying values that are different than estimated fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Senior Notes	$	3,060,345	$	3,169,530	$	2,913,217	$	3,056,896
Revolving Credit Facilities and term loans		598,266		601,321		598,242		601,131
Mortgage Indebtedness		908,055		933,534		982,509		1,012,869
	$	4,566,666	$	4,704,385	$	4,493,968	$	4,670,896

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Accrued Expense

The Company recorded separation charges aggregating $5.1 million and $16.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.  The six-month aggregate charge included $9.4 million related to the March 2, 2017, executive management transition, which was the result of the termination without cause of several of the Company’s executives under the terms of their respective employment agreements.  The remaining $7.2 million related to the elimination of 65 positions, including nine officer level roles, in April 2017 as part of organization changes to further centralize key operational decision-making.  The total six-month charge included stock-based compensation expense of approximately $4.5 million related to the acceleration of expense associated with the grant date fair value of the unvested stock-based awards.  At June 30, 2017, approximately $5.5 million was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the aggregate charges in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  

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Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

10. Equity

In June 2017, the Company issued $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference of its newly designated 6.375% Class A cumulative redeemable preferred shares at a price of $500.00 per share (or $25.00 per depositary share) and incurred $6.1 million in issuance costs reflected in paid-in capital.

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Other Comprehensive Loss

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Loss

11. Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are as follows (in thousands):

	Gains on Cash Flow Hedges			Foreign Currency Items			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	(3,930	)	$	(262	)	$	(4,192	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		789			394			1,183
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings(A)		377			—			377
Net current-period other comprehensive income		1,166			394			1,560
Balance, June 30, 2017	$	(2,764	)	$	132		$	(2,632	)

(A) Includes amortization classified in Interest Expense of $0.4 million in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017, which was previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  

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Impairment Charges and Reserves

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Impairment Charges and Reserves

12. Impairment Charges and Reserves

In 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges and reserves based on the difference between the carrying value of the assets or investments and the estimated fair market value as follows (in millions):  

	Three Months		Six Months
	Ended June 30,		Ended June 30,
	2017		2017
Assets marketed for sale(A)	$	19.0	$	41.0
Undeveloped land previously held for development(A)		9.1		9.1
Total continuing operations	$	28.1	$	50.1
Reserve of preferred equity interests(B)		—		76.0
Total impairment charges	$	28.1	$	126.1

(A) Triggered by changes in asset hold-period assumptions and/or expected future cash flows.

(B) As a result of an aggregate valuation allowance on its preferred equity interests in the BRE DDR Joint Ventures (Note 2).  

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company is required to assess the fair value of certain impaired consolidated and unconsolidated joint venture investments.  The valuation of impaired real estate assets and investments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each asset, as well as the income capitalization approach considering prevailing market capitalization rates, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, actual sales negotiations and bona fide purchase offers received from third parties and/or consideration of the amount that currently would be required to replace the asset, as adjusted for obsolescence.  In general, the Company considers multiple valuation techniques when measuring fair value of an investment.  However, in certain circumstances, a single valuation technique may be appropriate.  

For operational real estate assets, the significant valuation assumptions included the capitalization rate used in the income capitalization valuation as well as the projected property net operating income.  For projects under development or not at stabilization, the significant valuation assumptions included the discount rate, the timing and the estimated costs for the construction completion and project stabilization, projected net operating income and the exit capitalization rate.  For the valuation of the preferred equity interests, the significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis included the discount rate, projected net operating income, the timing of the expected redemption and the exit capitalization rates.  These valuations were calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the valuation adjustments were recorded, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.  

The following table presents information about the Company’s impairment charges on both financial and nonfinancial assets that were measured on a fair value basis for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions).  

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total Losses
June 30, 2017
Long-lived assets held and used	$	—	$	—	$	59.5	$	59.5	$	50.1
Preferred equity interests		—		—		319.3		319.3		76.0

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value of non-recurring items (in millions, except price per acre (in thousands)):

	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value at				Range
Description	June 30, 2017		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	2017
Impairment of consolidated assets	$	0.5	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	N/A
		40.0	Income Capitalization Approach/ Sales Comparison Approach	Market Capitalization Rate		10%
	14.8		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		9%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate		10%
		4.2	Sales Comparison Approach	Price per Acre	$218
Reserve of preferred equity interests		319.3	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	8.3%–8.6%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate	5.3%–10.3%
				NOI Growth Rate		1%

(A) Fair value measurements based upon indicative bids were developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness.  The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.  

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

13. Earnings Per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of net (loss) income from continuing operations and the number of common shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share (“EPS”), which utilizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and “diluted” EPS, which includes all such shares (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Numerators – Basic and Diluted
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(14,721	)	$	27,647		$	(106,876	)	$	61,139
Plus: Gain on disposition of real estate		44,599			13,721			82,726			26,102
Plus: Income attributable to non-controlling interests		(267	)		(310	)		(480	)		(610	)
Less: Preferred dividends		(6,399	)		(5,594	)		(11,993	)		(11,188	)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating    partnership units		(251	)		(204	)		(502	)		(414	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders after    allocation to participating securities	$	22,961		$	35,260		$	(37,125	)	$	75,029
Denominators – Number of Shares
Basic—Average shares outstanding		366,987			364,976			366,710			364,834
Effect of dilutive securities—Stock options		43			342			—			346
Diluted—Average shares outstanding		367,030			365,318			366,710			365,180
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Basic	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21

Shares subject to issuance under the Company’s 2016 VSEP were not considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, as the calculation was anti-dilutive.  

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

14. Segment Information

The tables below present information about the Company’s reportable operating segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	236,173		$	14					$	236,187
Rental operation expenses		(65,880	)		(14	)					(65,894	)
Net operating income		170,293			—						170,293
Impairment charges		(28,096	)								(28,096	)
Depreciation and amortization		(90,276	)								(90,276	)
Interest income					7,166						7,166
Other income (expense), net							$	(954	)		(954	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,137	)		(72,137	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(717	)								(717	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(14,721	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	257,310		$	11					$	257,321
Rental operation expenses		(71,747	)		(117	)					(71,864	)
Net operating income (loss)		185,563			(106	)					185,457
Depreciation and amortization		(97,698	)								(97,698	)
Interest income					9,446						9,446
Other income (expense), net							$	2,081			2,081
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,756	)		(72,756	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		1,117									1,117
Income from continuing operations										$	27,647

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	476,580		$	28					$	476,608
Rental operation expenses		(133,201	)		(13	)					(133,214	)
Net operating income		343,379			15						343,394
Impairment charges		(50,069	)								(50,069	)
Depreciation and amortization		(181,160	)								(181,160	)
Interest income					15,558						15,558
Other income (expense), net							$	(958	)		(958	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(155,259	)		(155,259	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(2,382	)								(2,382	)
Reserve of preferred equity interests					(76,000	)					(76,000	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(106,876	)
As of June 30, 2017:
Total gross real estate assets	$	8,972,219								$	8,972,219
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	337,761		$	(318,171	)	$	19,590

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	511,727		$	17					$	511,744
Rental operation expenses		(144,750	)		(156	)					(144,906	)
Net operating income (loss)		366,977			(139	)					366,838
Depreciation and amortization		(194,600	)								(194,600	)
Interest income					18,496						18,496
Other income (expense), net							$	3,854			3,854
Unallocated expenses(A)								(148,987	)		(148,987	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		15,538									15,538
Income from continuing operations										$	61,139
As of June 30, 2016:
Total gross real estate assets	$	9,949,961								$	9,949,961
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	447,074		$	(399,780	)	$	47,294

(A) Unallocated expenses consist of General and Administrative Expenses, Interest Expense and Tax Expense as listed in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  

(B) Amount includes loans to affiliates classified in Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business

Nature of Business

DDR Corp. and its related consolidated real estate subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “DDR”) and unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing, financing and managing shopping centers.  Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or DDR include DDR Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures.  The Company’s tenant base primarily includes national and regional retail chains and local retailers.  Consequently, the Company’s credit risk is concentrated in the retail industry.  

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the Company’s 2016 financial statements to conform to the 2017 presentation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

These financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest or has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”).  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Investments in real estate joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  Accordingly, the Company’s share of the earnings (or loss) of these joint ventures is included in consolidated net income (loss).  

The Company has two unconsolidated joint ventures included in the Company’s joint venture investments that are considered VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary.  The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with these VIEs is limited to its aggregate investment, which was $325.3 million and $405.4 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  

Statements of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information

Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016
Accounts payable related to construction in progress	$	15.7	$	20.8
Dividends declared		76.7		75.1

Common Shares

Common share dividends declared per share were as follows:  

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Common share dividends declared per share	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.38	$	0.38

Fee and Other Income

Fee and other income was composed of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fee income	$	8,787	$	11,465	$	18,226	$	19,643
Ancillary and other property income		4,660		4,512		8,993		8,616
Lease termination fees		630		216		808		1,445
Other		31		34		98		44
Total fee and other income	$	14,108	$	16,227	$	28,125	$	29,748

New Accounting Standards Adopted and to Be Adopted

New Accounting Standards Adopted

Business Combinations

In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805).  ASU No. 2015-16 provides guidance pertaining to entities that have reported provisional amounts for items in a business combination for which the accounting is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs and during the measurement period have an adjustment to provisional amounts recognized.  The guidance requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined.  Any adjustments should be calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  In addition, in January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Clarifying the Definition of a Business.  ASU No. 2017-01 clarifies the definition and provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities constitutes a business.  ASU No. 2017-01 is intended to provide guidance when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for both standards.  Application of the guidance is prospective.  

The Company adopted the standards effective January 1, 2017, with respect to its asset acquisitions.  Under these new standards, the Company’s purchase of a shopping center is expected to be classified as an acquisition of an asset and not classified as an acquisition of a business.  Transaction costs from the acquisition of a business are expensed as incurred, in contrast to transaction costs from the acquisition of an asset, which are capitalized to real estate assets upon acquisition.  As a result of these new standards, the majority of the transaction costs incurred related to the acquisition of shopping centers are capitalized to real estate assets (Note3).  This change did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.  

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows:  Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.  ASU No. 2016-15 provides guidance on certain specific cash flow issues, including, but not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination and distributions received from equity method investees.  In addition, in November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230: Restricted Cash.  ASU No. 2016-18 clarifies certain existing principles in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, including providing additional guidance related to transfers between cash and restricted cash and how entities present, in their statements of cash flows, the cash receipts and cash payments that directly affect the restricted cash accounts.  These standards are effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and shall be applied retrospectively where practicable.  Early adoption is permitted.  

The Company adopted the updated standards effective January 1, 2017.  The adoption of these standards modified the Company's 2017 presentation of certain activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures.

New Accounting Standards to Be Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  The objective of ASU No. 2014-09 is to establish a single comprehensive five-step model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers that will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance.  The core principle of this standard is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  ASU No. 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the ASC.  The new guidance is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017.  Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach to adopt ASU No. 2014-09.  The Company expects to adopt using the modified retrospective approach for financial statements issued after January 1, 2018.  

Most significantly for the real estate industry, leasing transactions are not within the scope of the new standard.  A majority of the Company’s tenant-related revenue is recognized pursuant to lease agreements and will be governed by the recently issued leasing guidance discussed below.  The Company completed its assessment of ASU No. 2014-09 and has concluded that the guidance will not have a material impact on the method of revenue recognition, excluding tenant-related revenue with respect to leasing transactions.  The Company anticipates that upon adoption of ASU No. 2014-09, the recognition of lease commission income earned pursuant to its management agreements with unconsolidated joint ventures most likely will be accelerated into an earlier quarter than recognized in current GAAP.  The majority of the Company’s lease commission income is recognized 50% upon lease execution and 50% upon tenant rent commencement.  Under the new standard, the Company anticipates that a lease commission will be recognized in its entirety upon lease execution.  This revenue is not considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  The amendments in this update govern a number of areas including, but not limited to, accounting for leases, replacing the existing guidance in ASC No. 840, Leases.  Under this standard, among other changes in practice, a lessee’s rights and obligations under most leases, including existing and new arrangements, would be recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, on the balance sheet.  Other significant provisions of this standard include (i) defining the “lease term” to include the noncancellable period together with periods for which there is a significant economic incentive for the lessee to extend or not terminate the lease, (ii) defining the initial lease liability to be recorded on the balance sheet to contemplate only those variable lease payments that depend on an index or that are in substance “fixed,” (iii) a dual approach for determining whether lease expense is recognized on a straight-line or accelerated basis, depending on whether the lessee is expected to consume more than an insignificant portion of the leased asset’s economic benefits and (iv) a requirement to bifurcate certain lease and non-lease components.  The lease standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, (including interim periods within those fiscal years) with early adoption permitted.  The Company has not yet selected the method of adoption.  

The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.  The Company has currently identified several areas within its accounting policies it believes could be impacted by the new standard.  The Company may have a change in presentation on its consolidated statement of operations with regards to Recoveries from Tenants which includes reimbursements from tenants for certain operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance.  Tenant expense reimbursements with a service obligation are not covered within the scope of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company also has certain lease arrangements with its tenants for space at its shopping centers in which the contractual amounts due under the lease by the lessee are not allocated between the rental and expense reimbursement components (“Gross Leases”).  The aggregate revenue earned under Gross Leases is presented as Minimum Rents in the consolidated statements of operations.  As a result, the Company anticipates it will be required to bifurcate the presentation of certain expense reimbursements as well as allocate the fair value of the embedded revenue associated with these reimbursements for Gross Leases, which represent an immaterial portion of the Company’s lease portfolio, and separately present such amounts in its consolidated statements of operations based upon materiality.  In addition, the Company has ground lease agreements in which the Company is the lessee for land underneath all or a portion of the buildings at five shopping centers.  Currently, the Company accounts for these arrangements as operating leases.  Under the new standard, the Company will record its rights and obligations under these leases as an asset and liability on its consolidated balance sheets.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the inputs required to calculate the amount that will be recorded on its balance sheet for each ground lease.  Lastly, this standard impacts the lessor’s ability to capitalize costs related to the leasing of vacant space.  However, the Company does not believe this change regarding capitalization will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.  

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities

Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Six Months
	Ended June 30,
	2017		2016
Accounts payable related to construction in progress	$	15.7	$	20.8
Dividends declared		76.7		75.1

Schedule of Common Share Dividends Declared

Common share dividends declared per share were as follows:  

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Common share dividends declared per share	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.38	$	0.38

Schedule of Fee and Other Income

Fee and other income was composed of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fee income	$	8,787	$	11,465	$	18,226	$	19,643
Ancillary and other property income		4,660		4,512		8,993		8,616
Lease termination fees		630		216		808		1,445
Other		31		34		98		44
Total fee and other income	$	14,108	$	16,227	$	28,125	$	29,748

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Service Fees and Income Earned by Company

Service fees and income earned by the Company through management, financing, leasing and development activities performed related to all of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Management and other fees	$	6.7	$	9.6	$	13.6	$	15.8
Interest income		6.3		8.3		13.8		16.6
Development fees and leasing commissions		1.9		1.8		4.4		3.7

Summary of Terms For Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Investments

The Company’s two unconsolidated investments with The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”), BRE DDR Retail Holdings III (“BRE DDR III”) and BRE DDR Retail Holdings IV (“BRE DDR IV” and, together with BRE DDR III, the “BRE DDR Joint Ventures”), have substantially similar terms and are summarized as follows (in millions, except properties owned):

		Common Equity		Preferred Investment (Principal)						Properties Owned
	Formation	Initial		Initial		June 30, 2017		Net of Reserve		Inception		June 30, 2017
BRE DDR III	Oct 2014	$	19.6	$	300.0	$	314.5	$	244.5		70		48
BRE DDR IV	Dec 2015		12.9		82.6		73.4		67.4		6		6
				$	382.6	$	387.9	$	311.9

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]

Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Condensed Combined Financial Information of Company's Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments

Condensed combined financial information of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
Land	$	1,260,115		$	1,287,675
Buildings		3,309,410			3,376,720
Fixtures and tenant improvements		211,308			203,824
		4,780,833			4,868,219
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(943,437	)		(884,356	)
		3,837,396			3,983,863
Construction in progress and land		53,832			56,983
Real estate, net		3,891,228			4,040,846
Cash and restricted cash		83,764			50,378
Receivables, net		47,449			50,685
Other assets, net		231,461			248,664
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Mortgage debt	$	2,690,667		$	3,034,399
Notes and accrued interest payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Other liabilities		197,492			206,949
		2,891,097			3,242,932
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR		396,779			393,338
Accumulated equity		966,026			754,303
	$	4,253,902		$	4,390,573
Company's share of accumulated equity	$	147,474		$	97,977
Redeemable preferred equity, net		318,181			393,338
Basis differentials		(30,233	)		(36,117	)
Deferred development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest		(2,875	)		(2,651	)
Amounts payable to the Company		2,938			1,584
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net	$	435,485		$	454,131

Condensed Combined Statements of Operations of Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
Revenues from operations	$	126,528		$	128,890		$	253,576		$	256,800
Expenses from operations:
Operating expenses		37,691			36,973			74,359			74,629
Impairment charges		27,850			—			80,507			—
Depreciation and amortization		47,589			49,021			92,685			98,056
Interest expense		29,004			33,319			59,134			66,641
Preferred share expense		8,239			8,305			16,367			16,569
Other (income) expense, net		9,054			6,319			15,627			12,130
		159,427			133,937			338,679			268,025
Loss from continuing operations		(32,899	)		(5,047	)		(85,103	)		(11,225	)
(Loss) gain on disposition of real estate, net		(803	)		114			(976	)		53,597
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures	$	(33,702	)	$	(4,933	)	$	(86,079	)	$	42,372
Company's share of equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(1,090	)	$	817		$	(6,383	)	$	12,091
Basis differential adjustments(A)		373			300			4,001			3,447
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	$	(717	)	$	1,117		$	(2,382	)	$	15,538

(A) The difference between the Company’s share of net (loss) income, as reported above, and the amounts included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is attributable to the amortization of basis differentials, unrecognized preferred PIK, the recognition of deferred gains, differences in gain (loss) on sale of certain assets recognized due to the basis differentials and other than temporary impairment charges.

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Acquisitions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition Cost of Shopping Centers

This acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition and the fair value was allocated as follows (in thousands):

				Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in Years)
Land	$	23,588		N/A
Buildings		35,659		(A)
Tenant improvements		8,565		(A)
In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases)		7,051			16.0
Tenant relations		6,934			16.3
Other assets		419		N/A
		82,216
Less: Below-market leases		(1,872	)		20.0
Less: Other liabilities assumed		(581	)	N/A
Net assets acquired	$	79,763

(A) Depreciated in accordance with the Company’s policy.  

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Notes Receivable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans Receivable on Real Estate

The following table reconciles the loans receivable on real estate (in thousands):

	2017			2016
Balance at January 1	$	49,488		$	41,988
Additions:
New mortgage loans		—			4,611
Interest		523			17
Accretion of discount		269			511
Deductions:
Collections of principal and interest(A)		(30,701	)		(257	)
Balance at June 30	$	19,579		$	46,870

1. In April 2017, a loan receivable of $30.6 million with a maturity date of September 2017 was repaid in full.

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Other Assets, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Other Assets [Abstract]

Components of Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Intangible assets:
In-place leases, net	$	87,231	$	99,600
Above-market leases, net		17,482		20,405
Lease origination costs		11,823		12,931
Tenant relations, net		100,066		108,662
Total intangible assets, net(A)		216,602		241,598
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses		25,232		26,842
Other assets		2,310		6,274
Deposits		5,950		5,965
Deferred charges, net		4,041		4,731
Total other assets, net	$	254,135	$	285,410

(A) The Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangibles, excluding above- and below-market leases, of $16.0 million and $21.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $32.6 million and $40.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Revolving Credit Facilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Information Regarding Company's Revolving Credit Facilities

The following table discloses certain information regarding the Company’s Revolving Credit Facilities (as defined below) (in millions):

	Carrying Value at June 30, 2017		Weighted-Average Interest Rate at June 30, 2017	Maturity Date
Unsecured Credit Facility		—	N/A	June 2019
PNC Facility		—	N/A	June 2019

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Debt Instruments with Carrying Values Different than Estimated Fair Values

Debt instruments with carrying values that are different than estimated fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Senior Notes	$	3,060,345	$	3,169,530	$	2,913,217	$	3,056,896
Revolving Credit Facilities and term loans		598,266		601,321		598,242		601,131
Mortgage Indebtedness		908,055		933,534		982,509		1,012,869
	$	4,566,666	$	4,704,385	$	4,493,968	$	4,670,896

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Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are as follows (in thousands):

	Gains on Cash Flow Hedges			Foreign Currency Items			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	(3,930	)	$	(262	)	$	(4,192	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		789			394			1,183
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings(A)		377			—			377
Net current-period other comprehensive income		1,166			394			1,560
Balance, June 30, 2017	$	(2,764	)	$	132		$	(2,632	)

(A) Includes amortization classified in Interest Expense of $0.4 million in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017, which was previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  

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Impairment Charges and Reserves (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Impairment Charges and Reserves on Assets or Investments

In 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges and reserves based on the difference between the carrying value of the assets or investments and the estimated fair market value as follows (in millions):  

	Three Months		Six Months
	Ended June 30,		Ended June 30,
	2017		2017
Assets marketed for sale(A)	$	19.0	$	41.0
Undeveloped land previously held for development(A)		9.1		9.1
Total continuing operations	$	28.1	$	50.1
Reserve of preferred equity interests(B)		—		76.0
Total impairment charges	$	28.1	$	126.1

(A) Triggered by changes in asset hold-period assumptions and/or expected future cash flows.

(B) As a result of an aggregate valuation allowance on its preferred equity interests in the BRE DDR Joint Ventures (Note 2).  

Impairment Charges Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about the Company’s impairment charges on both financial and nonfinancial assets that were measured on a fair value basis for the six months ended June 30, 2017.  The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions).  

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total Losses
June 30, 2017
Long-lived assets held and used	$	—	$	—	$	59.5	$	59.5	$	50.1
Preferred equity interests		—		—		319.3		319.3		76.0

Summary of Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value of non-recurring items (in millions, except price per acre (in thousands)):

	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value at				Range
Description	June 30, 2017		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	2017
Impairment of consolidated assets	$	0.5	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	Indicative Bid(A)/ Contracted Price	N/A
		40.0	Income Capitalization Approach/ Sales Comparison Approach	Market Capitalization Rate		10%
	14.8		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		9%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate		10%
		4.2	Sales Comparison Approach	Price per Acre	$218
Reserve of preferred equity interests		319.3	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	8.3%–8.6%
				Terminal Capitalization Rate	5.3%–10.3%
				NOI Growth Rate		1%

(A) Fair value measurements based upon indicative bids were developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness.  The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.  

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Company's Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income from Continuing Operations and Number of Common Shares Used in Computations of "Basic" EPS and "Diluted" EPS

The following table provides a reconciliation of net (loss) income from continuing operations and the number of common shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share (“EPS”), which utilizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and “diluted” EPS, which includes all such shares (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Numerators – Basic and Diluted
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(14,721	)	$	27,647		$	(106,876	)	$	61,139
Plus: Gain on disposition of real estate		44,599			13,721			82,726			26,102
Plus: Income attributable to non-controlling interests		(267	)		(310	)		(480	)		(610	)
Less: Preferred dividends		(6,399	)		(5,594	)		(11,993	)		(11,188	)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating    partnership units		(251	)		(204	)		(502	)		(414	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders after    allocation to participating securities	$	22,961		$	35,260		$	(37,125	)	$	75,029
Denominators – Number of Shares
Basic—Average shares outstanding		366,987			364,976			366,710			364,834
Effect of dilutive securities—Stock options		43			342			—			346
Diluted—Average shares outstanding		367,030			365,318			366,710			365,180
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Basic	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.06		$	0.10		$	(0.10	)	$	0.21

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Information about Company's Reportable Operating Segments

The tables below present information about the Company’s reportable operating segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	236,173		$	14					$	236,187
Rental operation expenses		(65,880	)		(14	)					(65,894	)
Net operating income		170,293			—						170,293
Impairment charges		(28,096	)								(28,096	)
Depreciation and amortization		(90,276	)								(90,276	)
Interest income					7,166						7,166
Other income (expense), net							$	(954	)		(954	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,137	)		(72,137	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(717	)								(717	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(14,721	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	257,310		$	11					$	257,321
Rental operation expenses		(71,747	)		(117	)					(71,864	)
Net operating income (loss)		185,563			(106	)					185,457
Depreciation and amortization		(97,698	)								(97,698	)
Interest income					9,446						9,446
Other income (expense), net							$	2,081			2,081
Unallocated expenses(A)								(72,756	)		(72,756	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		1,117									1,117
Income from continuing operations										$	27,647

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	476,580		$	28					$	476,608
Rental operation expenses		(133,201	)		(13	)					(133,214	)
Net operating income		343,379			15						343,394
Impairment charges		(50,069	)								(50,069	)
Depreciation and amortization		(181,160	)								(181,160	)
Interest income					15,558						15,558
Other income (expense), net							$	(958	)		(958	)
Unallocated expenses(A)								(155,259	)		(155,259	)
Equity in net loss of joint ventures		(2,382	)								(2,382	)
Reserve of preferred equity interests					(76,000	)					(76,000	)
Loss from continuing operations										$	(106,876	)
As of June 30, 2017:
Total gross real estate assets	$	8,972,219								$	8,972,219
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	337,761		$	(318,171	)	$	19,590

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Shopping Centers			Loan Investments			Other			Total
Total revenues	$	511,727		$	17					$	511,744
Rental operation expenses		(144,750	)		(156	)					(144,906	)
Net operating income (loss)		366,977			(139	)					366,838
Depreciation and amortization		(194,600	)								(194,600	)
Interest income					18,496						18,496
Other income (expense), net							$	3,854			3,854
Unallocated expenses(A)								(148,987	)		(148,987	)
Equity in net income of joint ventures		15,538									15,538
Income from continuing operations										$	61,139
As of June 30, 2016:
Total gross real estate assets	$	9,949,961								$	9,949,961
Notes receivable, net(B)				$	447,074		$	(399,780	)	$	47,294

(A) Unallocated expenses consist of General and Administrative Expenses, Interest Expense and Tax Expense as listed in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  

(B) Amount includes loans to affiliates classified in Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) JointVenture	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Nature Of Business And Financial Statement Presentation [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to losses associated with VIEs | $	$ 325.3	$ 405.4
Percentage of lease commission income upon lease execution	50.00%
Percentage of lease commission income upon tenant rent commencement	50.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Nature Of Business And Financial Statement Presentation [Line Items]
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures | JointVenture	2

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation - Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Accounts payable related to construction in progress	$ 15,700	$ 20,800
Dividends declared	$ 76,744	$ 75,100	$ 75,245

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation - Schedule of Common Share Dividends Declared (Detail) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Common share dividends declared per share	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.38	$ 0.38

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Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation - Schedule of Fee and Other Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Management and other fee income	$ 8,787	$ 11,465	$ 18,226	$ 19,643
Ancillary and other property income	4,660	4,512	8,993	8,616
Lease termination fees	630	216	808	1,445
Other	31	34	98	44
Total fee and other income	$ 14,108	$ 16,227	$ 28,125	$ 29,748

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ShoppingCenter Asset	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ShoppingCenter Investment Asset	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 ShoppingCenter
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred investment interest valuation allowance	$ 76,000,000	$ 76,000,000		$ 76,000,000
Contribution		$ 69,068,000	$ 1,406,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Shopping centers owned | ShoppingCenter	149	149			151
BRE DDR Joint Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of unconsolidated investments | Investment		2
Maximum preferred investment fixed distribution deferral	23.50%	23.50%
Redemption of preferred equity in full or in part at partners option		during the first three years
Redemption of preferred investment in full at company option		after seven years
Dividend, cash interest rate		6.50%
Dividend, accrued PIK interest rate		2.00%
BRE DDR Joint Ventures [Member] | Preferred Equity Fixed Dividend Rate [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred equity fixed dividend rate per annum		8.50%
BRE DDR III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest of joint venture partner	95.00%	95.00%
Ownership interest in joint venture	5.00%	5.00%
Redemption of preferred investment in full at company option year		2021
Minimum net asset sales threshold payable	$ 34,300,000	$ 34,300,000
Preferred investment interest valuation allowance				70,000,000
BRE DDR III [Member] | Preferred Equity [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Remaining net asset sale proceeds		49.00%
BRE DDR IV [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest of joint venture partner	95.00%	95.00%
Ownership interest in joint venture	5.00%	5.00%
Redemption of preferred investment in full at company option year		2022
Minimum net asset sales threshold payable	$ 26,000,000	$ 26,000,000
Preferred investment interest valuation allowance				$ 6,000,000
BRE DDR IV [Member] | Preferred Equity [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Minimum net asset sales threshold payable	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Number of assets with nominal interest | ShoppingCenter	6	6
DDRM Properties [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Properties Owned | Asset	52	52
Transaction Value at 100%	$ 1,050,000,000
Percentage of ownership acquired/ transferred	80.00%
DDR interest	20.00%	20.00%
New financing 100%	$ 706,700,000	$ 706,700,000
DDR pro rata share new financing	$ 141,300,000	$ 141,300,000
Debt instrument maturity date	2022-07
Contribution	$ 46,900,000
DDR Domestic Retail Fund I [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Properties Owned | Asset	3	3
DDR interest	20.00%	20.00%
Aggregate book value	$ 74,000,000	$ 74,000,000
Pro rata Aggregate book value	$ 14,800,000	$ 14,800,000

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Condensed Combined Financial Information of Company's Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
Land	$ 1,938,589	$ 1,990,406
Buildings	6,193,366	6,412,532
Fixtures and tenant improvements	726,721	735,685
Total real estate rental property	8,858,676	9,138,623
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(2,001,376)	(1,996,176)
Real estate rental property, net	6,857,300	7,142,447
Construction in progress and land	113,543	105,435
Total real estate assets, net	6,970,843	7,247,882
Other assets, net	254,135	285,410
Total assets	8,270,038	8,197,518
Mortgage debt	908,055	982,509
Total liabilities	5,011,822	4,951,506
Total liabilities and equity	8,270,038	8,197,518
Company's share of accumulated equity	147,474	97,977
Redeemable preferred equity, net	318,181	393,338
Basis differentials	(30,233)	(36,117)
Deferred development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest	(2,875)	(2,651)
Amounts payable to the Company	2,938	1,584
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net	435,485	454,131
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
Land	1,260,115	1,287,675
Buildings	3,309,410	3,376,720
Fixtures and tenant improvements	211,308	203,824
Total real estate rental property	4,780,833	4,868,219
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(943,437)	(884,356)
Real estate rental property, net	3,837,396	3,983,863
Construction in progress and land	53,832	56,983
Total real estate assets, net	3,891,228	4,040,846
Cash and restricted cash	83,764	50,378
Receivables, net	47,449	50,685
Other assets, net	231,461	248,664
Total assets	4,253,902	4,390,573
Mortgage debt	2,690,667	3,034,399
Notes and accrued interest payable to the Company	2,938	1,584
Other liabilities	197,492	206,949
Total liabilities	2,891,097	3,242,932
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR	396,779	393,338
Accumulated equity	966,026	754,303
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,253,902	$ 4,390,573

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Condensed Combined Statements of Operations of Unconsolidated Joint Venture Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Expenses from operations:
Operating expenses	$ 207,022	$ 188,061	$ 418,271	$ 375,881
Impairment charges	28,096	0	50,069	0
Depreciation and amortization	90,276	97,698	181,160	194,600
Interest expense	48,908	54,012	100,735	111,909
Other (income) expense, net	954	(2,081)	958	(3,854)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(14,721)	27,647	(106,876)	61,139
Gain on disposition of real estate, net	44,599	13,721	82,726	26,102
Company's share of equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	(1,090)	817	(6,383)	12,091
Basis differential adjustments	373	300	4,001	3,447
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	(717)	1,117	(2,382)	15,538
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Member]
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
Revenues from operations	126,528	128,890	253,576	256,800
Expenses from operations:
Operating expenses	37,691	36,973	74,359	74,629
Impairment charges	27,850	0	80,507	0
Depreciation and amortization	47,589	49,021	92,685	98,056
Interest expense	29,004	33,319	59,134	66,641
Preferred share expense	8,239	8,305	16,367	16,569
Other (income) expense, net	9,054	6,319	15,627	12,130
Total expenses	159,427	133,937	338,679	268,025
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(32,899)	(5,047)	(85,103)	(11,225)
Gain on disposition of real estate, net	(803)	114	(976)	53,597
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ (33,702)	$ (4,933)	$ (86,079)	$ 42,372

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Service Fees and Income Earned by Company's Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Management and other fees	$ 6.7	$ 9.6	$ 13.6	$ 15.8
Interest income	6.3	8.3	13.8	16.6
Development fees and leasing commissions	$ 1.9	$ 1.8	$ 4.4	$ 3.7

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Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures - Summary of Terms For Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Investments (Detail) - BRE DDR Retail Holdings Joint Venture Acquisitions [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ShoppingCenter	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ShoppingCenter	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) ShoppingCenter
BRE DDR III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Unconsolidated Joint Venture Partner Formation Date Month And Year	2014-10
Common Equity Initial			$ 19.6
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR	$ 314.5		$ 300.0
Preferred Investment, Net of Reserve	$ 244.5
Properties Owned | ShoppingCenter	48		70
BRE DDR IV [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Unconsolidated Joint Venture Partner Formation Date Month And Year	2015-12
Common Equity Initial		$ 12.9
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR	$ 73.4	$ 82.6
Preferred Investment, Net of Reserve	$ 67.4
Properties Owned | ShoppingCenter	6	6
BRE DDR III and IV [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Redeemable preferred equity – DDR	$ 387.9	$ 382.6
Preferred Investment, Net of Reserve	$ 311.9

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) ShoppingCenter	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues from the date of acquisition		$ 3.0
Shopping Center [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired | ShoppingCenter	1
Shopping Center [Member] | Chicago, IL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisitions value	$ 81.0

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Acquisitions - Schedule of Acquisition Cost of Shopping Centers (Detail) - Shopping Center Acquired [Member] $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Land	$ 23,588
Buildings	35,659
Tenant improvements	8,565
Other assets	419
Assets acquired	82,216
Less: Below-market leases	(1,872)
Less: Other liabilities assumed	(581)
Net assets acquired	79,763
In-Place Leases (Including Lease Origination Costs and Fair Market Value of Leases) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 7,051
Weighted Average Amortization Period	16 years
Tenant Relations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 6,934
Weighted Average Amortization Period	16 years 3 months 18 days
Below-Market Leases [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period	20 years

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Notes Receivable - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate [Abstract]
Maturity Start Date	2019-06
Maturity End Date	2023-06
Interest Rate	9.00%

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Notes Receivable - Loans Receivable on Real Estate (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Balance at January 1	$ 49,488	$ 41,988
Additions:
New mortgage loans	0	4,611
Interest	523	17
Accretion of discount	269	511
Deductions:
Collections of principal and interest	(30,701)	(257)
Balance at June 30	$ 19,579	$ 46,870

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Notes Receivable - Loans Receivable on Real Estate (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Repayment of notes receivable	$ 30,600	$ 31,068	$ 305
Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	2017-09

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Other Assets, Net - Components of Other Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible assets:
Total intangible assets, net	$ 216,602	$ 241,598
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses	25,232	26,842
Other assets	2,310	6,274
Deposits	5,950	5,965
Deferred charges, net	4,041	4,731
Total other assets, net	254,135	285,410
In-place leases, net [Member]
Intangible assets:
Total intangible assets, net	87,231	99,600
Above-market leases, net [Member]
Intangible assets:
Total intangible assets, net	17,482	20,405
Lease Origination Costs [Member]
Intangible assets:
Total intangible assets, net	11,823	12,931
Tenant Relations, Net [Member]
Intangible assets:
Total intangible assets, net	$ 100,066	$ 108,662

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Other Assets, Net - Components of Other Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Other Assets [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 16.0	$ 21.3	$ 32.6	$ 40.8

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Revolving Credit Facilities - Information Regarding Company's Revolving Credit Facilities (Detail) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - Unsecured Debt [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
JP Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 0
Lines of Credit Maturity Date	2019-06
PNC Bank National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 0
Lines of Credit Maturity Date	2019-06

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Revolving Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) - Unsecured Debt [Member] - Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant compliance	The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants at June 30, 2017.
LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Specified spread line of credit facility	1.00%
JP Morgan Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000
Accordion feature	$ 1,250,000,000
Line of credit facility competitive bid option on periodic interest rates	up to 50% of the facility
Facility fee	0.20%
Revolving credit facility maturity extension option	two six-month options to extend the maturity to June 2020 upon the Company’s request
PNC Bank National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 50,000,000

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Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	May 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of senior notes			$ 300,000	$ 240,000
4.7% Senior Unsecured Notes Due June 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes issued		$ 450,000
Debt instrument interest rate		4.70%
Debt instrument maturity date		2027-06
Debt instrument, unamortized discount		$ 800
Debt instrument, issuance costs		$ 3,900
4.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Due April 2018 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	4.75%
Debt instrument maturity date	2018-04
Repayment of senior notes	$ 300,000

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Carrying amount of notes	$ 338.2	$ 443.3
Level 3 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Approximate fair value of notes	$ 339.6	$ 445.2

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Debt Instruments with Carrying Values Different than Estimated Fair Values (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 3,060,345	$ 2,913,217
Revolving Credit Facilities and term loans	598,266	598,242
Mortgage indebtedness	908,055	982,509
Total indebtedness	4,566,666	4,493,968
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior notes	3,169,530	3,056,896
Revolving Credit Facilities and term loans	601,321	601,131
Mortgage indebtedness	933,534	1,012,869
Total indebtedness	$ 4,704,385	$ 4,670,896

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - Employee Severance [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Position Officer
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Separation charge	$ 5.1	$ 16.6
Stock-based compensation expense		4.5
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Accrued separation charge	$ 5.5	5.5
Executive Management Transition [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Separation charge		9.4
Elimination [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Separation charge		$ 7.2
Total number of positions eliminated including officer level | Position		65
Number of positions eliminated | Officer		9

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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares	$ 175,000	$ 175,000	$ 0
Preferred stock dividend rate	6.375%	6.375%
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation value	$ 500.00	$ 500.00
Shares issuance costs	$ 6,100
Class A Depositary Share [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares, liquidation value	$ 25.00	$ 25.00

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Other Comprehensive Loss - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning Balance			$ 3,246,012
Total other comprehensive income	$ 898	$ 334	1,703	$ 1,394
Ending Balance	3,258,216		3,258,216
Gains on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning Balance			(3,930)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			789
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings			377
Total other comprehensive income			1,166
Ending Balance	(2,764)		(2,764)
Foreign Currency Items [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning Balance			(262)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			394
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings			0
Total other comprehensive income			394
Ending Balance	132		132
Total [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning Balance			(4,192)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			1,183
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings			377
Total other comprehensive income			1,560
Ending Balance	$ (2,632)		$ (2,632)

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Other Comprehensive Loss - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings	$ (199)	$ (172)	$ (377)	$ (344)
Interest Expense [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Change in cash flow hedges reclassed to earnings			$ 400

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Impairment Charges and Reserves - Impairment Charges on Assets or Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Impairment Charges And Impairment Of Joint Venture Investments [Abstract]
Assets marketed for sale	$ 19,000		$ 41,000
Total continuing operations	28,096	$ 0	50,069	$ 0
Reserve of preferred equity interests	0		76,000	$ 0
Total impairment charges	28,100		126,100
Undeveloped Land [Member]
Impairment Charges And Impairment Of Joint Venture Investments [Abstract]
Undeveloped land previously held for development	$ 9,100		$ 9,100

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Impairment Charges and Reserves - Impairment Charges Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Preferred equity interests, Total Losses	$ 0	$ 76,000	$ 0
Fair Value Measurements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, Fair Value Measurements	59,500	59,500
Preferred equity interests, Fair Value Measurements	319,300	319,300
Long-lived assets held and used, Total Losses		50,100
Preferred equity interests, Total Losses		76,000
Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, Fair Value Measurements	0	0
Preferred equity interests, Fair Value Measurements	0	0
Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, Fair Value Measurements	0	0
Preferred equity interests, Fair Value Measurements	0	0
Fair Value Measurements [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, Fair Value Measurements	59,500	59,500
Preferred equity interests, Fair Value Measurements	$ 319,300	$ 319,300

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Impairment Charges and Reserves - Summary of Significant Unobservable Inputs (Detail) - Fair Value Measurements [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / a
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 59.5
Fair Value	319.3
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	59.5
Fair Value	319.3
Impairment of Consolidated Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Indicative Bid/Contracted Price [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	0.5
Impairment of Consolidated Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Income Capitalization/Sales Comparison Approach [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 40.0
Range	10.00%
Impairment of Consolidated Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 14.8
Range	9.00%
Range	10.00%
Impairment of Consolidated Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Sales Comparison Approach [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 4.2
Price per Acre, Range | $ / a	218
Reserve of Preferred Equity Interests [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 319.3
Range	1.00%
Reserve of Preferred Equity Interests [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Range	8.30%
Range	5.30%
Reserve of Preferred Equity Interests [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Maximum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Range	8.60%
Range	10.30%

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Earnings Per Share - Computation of Company's Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income from Continuing Operations and Number of Common Shares Used in Computations of "Basic" EPS and "Diluted" EPS (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$ (14,721)	$ 27,647	$ (106,876)	$ 61,139
Plus: Gain on disposition of real estate	44,599	13,721	82,726	26,102
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net	(267)	(310)	(480)	(610)
Less: Preferred dividends	(6,399)	(5,594)	(11,993)	(11,188)
Less: Earnings attributable to unvested shares and operating partnership units	(251)	(204)	(502)	(414)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders after allocation to participating securities	$ 22,961	$ 35,260	$ (37,125)	$ 75,029
Denominators – Number of Shares
Basic—Average shares outstanding	366,987	364,976	366,710	364,834
Effect of dilutive securities—Stock options	43	342	0	346
Diluted—Average shares outstanding	367,030	365,318	366,710	365,180
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Basic	$ 0.06	$ 0.10	$ (0.10)	$ 0.21
Diluted	$ 0.06	$ 0.10	$ (0.10)	$ 0.21

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Segment Information - Summary of Information about Company's Reportable Operating Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 236,187	$ 257,321	$ 476,608	$ 511,744
Rental operation expenses	(65,894)	(71,864)	(133,214)	(144,906)
Net operating income (loss)	170,293	185,457	343,394	366,838
Impairment charges	(28,096)	0	(50,069)	0
Depreciation and amortization	(90,276)	(97,698)	(181,160)	(194,600)
Interest income	7,166	9,446	15,558	18,496
Other income (expense), net	(954)	2,081	(958)	3,854
Unallocated expenses	(72,137)	(72,756)	(155,259)	(148,987)
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	(717)	1,117	(2,382)	15,538
Reserve of preferred equity interests	0		(76,000)	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(14,721)	27,647	(106,876)	61,139
Total gross real estate assets	8,972,219	9,949,961	8,972,219	9,949,961
Notes receivable, net	19,590	47,294	19,590	47,294	$ 49,503
Operating Segments [Member] | Shopping Center [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	236,173	257,310	476,580	511,727
Rental operation expenses	(65,880)	(71,747)	(133,201)	(144,750)
Net operating income (loss)	170,293	185,563	343,379	366,977
Impairment charges	(28,096)		(50,069)
Depreciation and amortization	(90,276)	(97,698)	(181,160)	(194,600)
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures	(717)	1,117	(2,382)	15,538
Total gross real estate assets	8,972,219	9,949,961	8,972,219	9,949,961
Operating Segments [Member] | Loan Investments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	14	11	28	17
Rental operation expenses	(14)	(117)	(13)	(156)
Net operating income (loss)	0	(106)	15	(139)
Interest income	7,166	9,446	15,558	18,496
Reserve of preferred equity interests			(76,000)
Notes receivable, net	337,761	447,074	337,761	447,074
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other income (expense), net	(954)	2,081	(958)	3,854
Unallocated expenses	(72,137)	(72,756)	(155,259)	(148,987)
Notes receivable, net	$ (318,171)	$ (399,780)	$ (318,171)	$ (399,780)