CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Minimum rents	$ 149,157	$ 119,528
Percentage rents	4,377	3,753
Tenant recoveries	85,324	64,695
Management Companies	10,148	11,215
Other	13,776	10,752
Total revenues	262,782	209,943
Expenses:
Shopping center and operating expenses	85,372	65,498
Management Companies' operating expenses	23,149	22,527
REIT general and administrative expenses	6,024	4,518
Depreciation and amortization	93,160	73,841
Total expenses before interest	207,705	166,384
Interest expense:
Related parties	3,780	3,940
Other	49,916	38,583
Total interest expense	53,696	42,523
Total expenses	261,401	208,907
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	18,115	30,618
Co-venture expense	(2,041)	(1,092)
Income tax benefit (provision)	243	(1,850)
Gain on remeasurement, sale or write down of assets, net	4,828	19,497
Income from continuing operations	22,526	48,209
Discontinued operations:
Gain (loss) on the disposition of assets, net	6	(55,568)
Loss from discontinued operations	(2)	(4,364)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	4	(59,932)
Net income (loss)	22,530	(11,723)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,438	2,345
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company	$ 18,092	$ (14,068)
Earnings per common share attributable to Company-basic:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.31
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ (0.42)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ (0.11)
Earnings per common share attributable to Company-diluted:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.31
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ (0.42)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ (0.11)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	137,538,000	132,273,000
Diluted (in shares)	137,616,000	132,273,000