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Mortgage Notes Payable - Footnotes (Details)		12 Months Ended
Mortgage Notes Payable - Footnotes (Details)	Dec. 04, 2017 USD ($) extension_periods	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Unamortized deferred finance costs		$ 17,838,000			$ 12,716,000
Fashion Outlets of Chicago
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Effective interest rate (as a percent)		3.02%
Freehold Raceway Mall
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					3.94%
Green Acres Commons
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Effective interest rate (as a percent)		4.07%
Santa Monica Place
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Effective interest rate (as a percent)		3.13%
Freehold Raceway Mall and Chandler Fashion Center
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Interest in the loan assumed by a third party (as a percent)		49.90%
Fashion Outlets of Chicago
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Variable interest rate spread (as a percent)		1.50%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)					2.43%
Freehold Raceway Mall \| Joint venture
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Mortgage loan			$ 400,000,000
Green Acres Commons
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Variable interest rate spread (as a percent)		2.15%
Mortgage loan				$ 110,000,000
Loan expansion, up to				$ 130,000,000
Santa Monica Place
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Variable interest rate spread (as a percent)	1.35%
1 year extensions options \| extension_periods	3
Mortgage loan	$ 300,000,000
Santa Monica Place \| Maximum
Mortgage loans payable on real estate
Variable interest rate spread (as a percent)	4.00%