Indebtedness (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair value of indebtedness
Mortgage and Other Loans Payable, including mortgages Held for Sale (Carrying Amount)	$ 690,256	$ 487,063
Mortgage and Other Loans Payable, including mortgages Held for Sale (Fair Value)	743,419	548,696
Senior Unsecured Debt (Carrying Amount)	640,227	879,529
Senior Unsecured Debt (Fair Value)	630,622	851,771
Unsecured Credit Facility (Carrying Amount)	149,000	376,184
Unsecured Credit Facility (Fair Value)	149,000	376,184
Total (Carrying Amount)	1,479,483	1,742,776
Total ((Fair Value)	$ 1,523,041	$ 1,776,651

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents notes payable as of the balance sheet date.

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