CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Minimum rents	$ 594,030	$ 616,295	$ 759,603
Percentage rents	17,124	20,902	25,693
Tenant recoveries	283,295	305,282	415,129
Other	55,819	59,328	61,470
Management Companies	43,394	39,464	26,254
Total revenues	993,662	1,041,271	1,288,149
Expenses:
Shopping center and operating expenses	295,190	307,623	379,815
Management Companies' operating expenses	100,121	98,323	92,340
REIT general and administrative expenses	28,240	28,217	29,870
Costs related to unsolicited takeover offer	0	0	25,204
Depreciation and amortization	335,431	348,488	464,472
Total expenses before interest	758,982	782,651	991,701
Interest expense:
Related parties	8,731	8,973	10,515
Other	163,045	154,702	201,428
Total interest expense	171,776	163,675	211,943
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net	0	(1,709)	(1,487)
Total expenses	930,758	944,617	1,202,157
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	85,546	56,941	45,164
Co-venture expense	(13,629)	(13,382)	(11,804)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(15,594)	(722)	3,223
Gain on sale or write down of assets, net	42,446	415,348	378,248
Gain on remeasurement of assets	0	0	22,089
Net income	161,673	554,839	522,912
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	15,543	37,844	35,350
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 146,130	$ 516,995	$ 487,562
Earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 3.52	$ 3.08
Net income attributable to common stockholders (dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 3.52	$ 3.08
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	141,877	146,599	157,916
Diluted (shares)	141,913	146,711	158,060