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Acquisitions: Percentage Ownership (Details)
Oct. 03, 2012
Oct. 26, 2012
Jun. 04, 2014
Oct. 24, 2013
Sep. 16, 2013
Nov. 14, 2014
FlatIron Crossing            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent) 100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= mac_FlatIronCrossingMember
         
Fair value of existing ownership interest (as a percent) 25.00%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
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= mac_FlatIronCrossingMember
         
Arrowhead Towne Center            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent)   100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= mac_ArrowheadTowneCenterMember
       
Fair value of existing ownership interest (as a percent)   66.70%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_ArrowheadTowneCenterMember
       
Cascade Mall            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent)     100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_CascadeMallMember
     
Superstition Springs Land I            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent)       100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_SuperstitionSpringsLandIMember
   
Fair value of existing ownership interest (as a percent)       66.70%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_SuperstitionSpringsLandIMember
   
Camelback Colonnade            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent)         100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_CamelbackColonnadeMember
 
Fair value of existing ownership interest (as a percent)         73.20%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_CamelbackColonnadeMember
 
PPRLP Queens Portfolio            
Acquisition            
Ownership percentage at completion of acquisition (as a percent)           100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= mac_PPRLPQueensPortfolioMember
Fair value of existing ownership interest (as a percent)           51.00%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
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= mac_PPRLPQueensPortfolioMember