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Cash inflows from the sale of partnership interests, other assets, and discontinued operations.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Dispositions (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dispositions (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2021	Mar. 29, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Discontinued Operations:
Proceeds from sale of assets				$ 337,514,000	$ 16,896,000	$ 5,520,000
Repayments of debt	$ 100,142,000			2,020,395,000	33,972,000	1,567,089,000
Land
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of land				29,427,000	$ 8,593,000	$ 4,376,000
Land
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of land				29,427,000
Paradise Valley Mall \| Land
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of land			$ 1,334,000	$ 1,334,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Paradise Valley Mall
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of assets		$ 100,000,000
Ownership percentage		5.00%
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Paradise Valley Mall \| Land
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of assets		$ 5,563,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Tucson La Encantada in Tucson, Arizona
Discontinued Operations:
Gain on sale of assets	117,242,000
Proceeds from sale of assets	$ 165,250,000