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Discontinued Operations:
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Discontinued Operations:  
Discontinued Operations:

16. Discontinued Operations:

        On March 4, 2011, the Company sold a former Mervyn's store in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for $3,732, resulting in a loss of $1,913. The proceeds from the sale were used for general corporate purposes.

        On June 3, 2011, the Company disposed of six anchor stores at centers not owned by the Company (collectively referred to as the "GGP Anchor Stores"), including five former Mervyn's stores, as part of the GGP Exchange (See Note 4—Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures). The Company determined that the fair value received in exchange for the GGP Anchor Stores was equal to their carrying value.

        On October 14, 2011, the Company sold a former Mervyn's store in Salt Lake City, Utah for $8,061, resulting in a gain of $3,783. The proceeds from the sale were used for general corporate purposes.

        On November 30, 2011, the Company sold a former Mervyn's store in West Valley City, Utah for $2,300, resulting in a loss of $200. The proceeds from the sale were used for general corporate purposes.

        In June 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $35,729 related to Shoppingtown Mall. As a result of the maturity default on the mortgage note payable and the corresponding reduction of the estimated holding period, the Company wrote down the carrying value of the long-lived assets to their estimated fair value of $38,968. The Company had classified the estimated fair value as a Level 3 measurement due to the highly subjective nature of computation, which involve estimates of holding period, market conditions, future occupancy levels, rental rates, capitalization rates, lease-up periods and capital improvements.

        On December 30, 2011, the Company conveyed Shoppingtown Mall to the mortgage note lender by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. As a result of the conveyance, the Company recognized an additional $3,929 loss on the disposal of the property.

        In March 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $54,306 related to Valley View Center. As a result of the sale of the property on April 23, 2012, the Company wrote down the carrying value of the long-lived assets to their estimated fair value of $33,450 (Level 1 measurement), which was equal to the sales price of the property. On April 23, 2012, the property was sold by a court appointed receiver, which resulted in a gain on the extinguishment of debt of $104,023 (See Note 10—Mortgage Notes Payable).

        On April 30, 2012, the Company sold The Borgata, a 94,000 square foot community center in Scottsdale, Arizona, for $9,150, resulting in a loss of $1,275. The Company used the proceeds from the sale to pay down its line of credit and for general corporate purposes.

        On May 11, 2012, the Company sold a former Mervyn's store in Montebello, California for $20,750, resulting in a loss on the sale of $407. The Company used the proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes.

        On May 17, 2012, the Company sold Hilton Village, a 80,000 square foot community center in Scottsdale, Arizona, for $24,820, resulting in a gain of $3,127. The Company used the proceeds from the sale to pay down its line of credit and for general corporate purposes.

        On May 31, 2012, the Company conveyed Prescott Gateway, a 584,000 square foot regional shopping center in Prescott, Arizona, to the mortgage note lender by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. As a result of the conveyance, the Company recognized a gain on the extinguishment of debt of $16,296 (See Note 10—Mortgage Notes Payable).

        On June 28, 2012, the Company sold Carmel Plaza, a 112,000 square foot community center in Carmel, California, for $52,000, resulting in a gain of $7,844. The Company used the proceeds from the sale to pay down its line of credit.

        The Company has classified the results of operations and gain or loss on sale for all of the above dispositions as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

        Revenues from discontinued operations were $10,601, $39,931 and $47,002 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Income (loss) from discontinued operations, including the gain (loss) from disposition of assets, net was $69,365, $(74,871) and $(10,350) for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.