Washington Prime (WPGGQ) 10-Q 6 May 16 2016 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 05, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	WP Glimcher Inc.
Trading Symbol	wpg
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		185,310,857
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	1,594,686
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
WPG L.P. [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Washington Prime Group, L.P.
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Central Index Key	1,610,911
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer

Unaudited Consolidated Balance

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS:
Investment properties at cost	$ 6,659,405	$ 6,656,200
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,259,242	2,225,750
	4,400,163	4,430,450
Cash and cash equivalents	91,259	116,253
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	87,689	91,603
Real estate assets held-for-sale	0	30,000
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	474,259	488,071
Deferred costs and other assets	311,424	303,232
Total assets	5,364,794	5,459,609
LIABILITIES:
Mortgage notes payable	1,788,620	1,793,439
Notes payable	247,093	246,728
Unsecured term loans	1,333,417	1,332,812
Revolving credit facility	260,943	275,622
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	360,959	379,112
Distributions payable	2,992	2,992
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	15,398	15,399
Total liabilities	4,009,422	4,046,104
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	5,773	6,132
Stockholders' Equity:
Capital in excess of par value	1,224,968	1,225,926
Accumulated deficit	(252,063)	(214,243)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(9,604)	1,716
Total stockholders' equity	1,165,896	1,215,994
Noncontrolling interests	183,703	191,379
Total equity	1,349,599	1,407,373
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	5,364,794	5,459,609
General partner
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	5,364,794	5,459,609
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 185,309,682 and 185,304,555 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	19	19
Total equity	19	19
WPG L.P. [Member]
ASSETS:
Investment properties at cost	6,659,405	6,656,200
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,259,242	2,225,750
	4,400,163	4,430,450
Cash and cash equivalents	91,259	116,253
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	87,689	91,603
Real estate assets held-for-sale	0	30,000
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	474,259	488,071
Deferred costs and other assets	311,424	303,232
Total assets	5,364,794	5,459,609
LIABILITIES:
Mortgage notes payable	1,788,620	1,793,439
Notes payable	247,093	246,728
Unsecured term loans	1,333,417	1,332,812
Revolving credit facility	260,943	275,622
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	360,959	379,112
Distributions payable	2,992	2,992
Cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity	15,398	15,399
Total liabilities	4,009,422	4,046,104
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	5,773	6,132
Stockholders' Equity:
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	5,364,794	5,459,609
General partner
General partners' equity	1,165,896	1,215,994
Limited partners, 35,129,921 and 34,807,051 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	182,621	190,297
Total partners' equity	1,348,517	1,406,291
Noncontrolling interests	1,082	1,082
Total equity	1,349,599	1,407,373
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	5,364,794	5,459,609
Series H Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	104,251	104,251
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	98,325	98,325
General Partner, Preferred Equity [Member] | WPG L.P. [Member]
General partner
General partners' equity	202,576	202,576
General Partner, Common Equity [Member] | WPG L.P. [Member]
General partner
General partners' equity	$ 963,320	$ 1,013,418

Unaudited Consolidated Balance3

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, issued	185,309,682	185,304,555
Common stock, outstanding	185,309,682	185,304,555
WPG L.P. [Member]
Limited partners, units issued	35,129,921	34,807,051
Limited partners, units outstanding	35,129,921	34,807,051
Series H Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Shares, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred Shares, shares issued	4,000,000	4,000,000
Preferred Shares, shares outstanding	4,000,000	4,000,000
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Shares, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred Shares, shares issued	3,800,000	3,800,000
Preferred Shares, shares outstanding	3,800,000	3,800,000
General Partner, Preferred Equity [Member] | WPG L.P. [Member]
General partners' equity units issued	7,800,000	7,800,000
General partners' equity units outstanding	7,800,000	7,800,000
General Partner, Common Equity [Member] | WPG L.P. [Member]
General partners' equity units issued	185,309,682	185,304,555
General partners' equity units outstanding	185,309,682	185,304,555

Unaudited Consolidated Statemen

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
REVENUE:
Minimum rent	$ 143,105	$ 160,906
Overage rent	3,457	3,264
Tenant reimbursements	57,956	69,245
Other income	5,513	4,303
Total revenues	210,031	237,718
EXPENSES:
Property operating	43,934	51,109
Depreciation and amortization	71,403	92,184
Real estate taxes	24,491	30,525
Advertising and promotion	2,232	2,675
Provision for credit losses	732	698
General and administrative	10,804	9,589
Merger and transaction costs		20,810
Ground rent	1,057	2,373
Total operating expenses	154,653	209,963
OPERATING INCOME	55,378	27,755
Interest expense	(37,348)	(37,114)
Income and other taxes	(979)	(445)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities	(1,161)	216
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF PROPERTIES	15,890	(9,588)
Loss on disposition of properties	(2,209)	0
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ 13,681	$ (9,588)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON UNIT, BASIC AND DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 1,659	$ (2,296)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY	12,022	(7,292)
Less: Preferred share dividends	(3,508)	(4,978)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 8,514	$ (12,270)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Net income (loss)	$ 13,681	$ (9,588)
Unrealized gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(13,466)	(404)
Comprehensive income (loss)	215	(9,992)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(487)	(2,360)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	702	(7,632)
WPG L.P. [Member]
REVENUE:
Minimum rent	143,105	160,906
Overage rent	3,457	3,264
Tenant reimbursements	57,956	69,245
Other income	5,513	4,303
Total revenues	210,031	237,718
EXPENSES:
Property operating	43,934	51,109
Depreciation and amortization	71,403	92,184
Real estate taxes	24,491	30,525
Advertising and promotion	2,232	2,675
Provision for credit losses	732	698
General and administrative	10,804	9,589
Merger and transaction costs		20,810
Ground rent	1,057	2,373
Total operating expenses	154,653	209,963
OPERATING INCOME	55,378	27,755
Interest expense	(37,348)	(37,114)
Income and other taxes	(979)	(445)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities	(1,161)	216
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF PROPERTIES	15,890	(9,588)
Loss on disposition of properties	(2,209)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	13,681	(9,588)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNITHOLDERS	13,687	(9,585)
Less: Preferred unit distributions	(3,568)	(5,028)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS	$ 10,119	$ (14,613)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON UNIT, BASIC AND DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ (6)	$ (3)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Net income (loss)	13,681	(9,588)
Unrealized gain on interest rate derivative instruments	(13,466)	(404)
Comprehensive income (loss)	215	(9,992)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6)	(3)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to unitholders	221	(9,989)
General partner	8,514	(12,270)
Limited partners	1,605	(2,343)
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders	$ 10,119	$ (14,613)

Unaudited Consolidated Stateme5

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ 13,681	$ (9,588)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization, including fair value rent, fair value debt, deferred financing costs and equity-based compensation	70,377	90,574
Loss on disposition of properties	2,209	0
Provision for credit losses	732	698
Loss (income) from unconsolidated entities	1,161	(216)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	53	99
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	2,900	10,924
Deferred costs and other assets	(2,259)	(5,628)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenues and other liabilities	(29,723)	(35,089)
Net cash provided by operating activities	59,131	51,774
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(956,602)
Capital expenditures, net	(25,502)	(34,882)
Restricted cash reserves for future capital expenditures, net	(3,554)	1,492
Net proceeds from sale of interests in properties	9,020	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(3,260)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	15,712	46
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,584)	(989,946)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	0	(8)
Redemption of preferred units	(5)	0
Change in lender-required restricted cash reserves on mortgage loans	839
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares, including common stock plans	0	796
Distributions on common and preferred shares/units	(58,717)	(52,807)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	0	1,423,280
Repayments of debt	(18,658)	(286,241)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(76,541)	1,085,020
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(24,994)	146,848
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	116,253	108,768
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	91,259	255,616
WPG L.P. [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	13,681	(9,588)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization, including fair value rent, fair value debt, deferred financing costs and equity-based compensation	70,377	90,574
Loss on disposition of properties	2,209	0
Provision for credit losses	732	698
Loss (income) from unconsolidated entities	1,161	(216)
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	53	99
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	2,900	10,924
Deferred costs and other assets	(2,259)	(5,628)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenues and other liabilities	(29,723)	(35,089)
Net cash provided by operating activities	59,131	51,774
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(956,602)
Capital expenditures, net	(25,502)	(34,882)
Restricted cash reserves for future capital expenditures, net	(3,554)	1,492
Net proceeds from sale of interests in properties	9,020	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(3,260)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	15,712	46
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,584)	(989,946)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Distributions to unitholders, net	(58,717)	(52,807)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in properties	0	(8)
Redemption of preferred units	(5)	0
Change in lender-required restricted cash reserves on mortgage loans	839
Net proceeds from issuance of common units, including equity-based compensation plans	0	796
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of transaction costs	0	1,423,280
Repayments of debt	(18,658)	(286,241)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(76,541)	1,085,020
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(24,994)	146,848
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	116,253	108,768
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 91,259	$ 255,616

Unaudited Consolidated Stateme6

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Equity - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Series H Preferred Stock [Member]Preferred Stock [Member]	Series I Preferred Stock [Member]Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 1,407,373	$ 19	$ 1,225,926	$ (214,243)	$ 1,716	$ 1,215,994	$ 191,379	$ 6,132	$ 104,251	$ 98,325
Redemption of limited partner units	(5)	0	0	0	0	0	(5)	0	0	0
Other	52	0	52	0	0	52	0	(353)	0	0
Equity-based compensation	675	0	675	0	0	675	0	0	0	0
Adjustments to noncontrolling interests	0	0	(1,685)	0	0	(1,685)	1,685	0	0	0
Distributions on common shares/units ($0.25 per common share/unit)	(55,149)	0	0	(46,334)	0	(46,334)	(8,815)	0	0	0
Distributions declared on preferred shares	(3,508)	0	0	(3,508)	0	(3,508)	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss	(13,466)	0	0	0	(11,320)	(11,320)	(2,146)	0	0	0
Net income (loss), excluding $60 of distributions to preferred unitholders	13,627	0	0	12,022	0	12,022	1,605	(6)	0	0
Balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 1,349,599	$ 19	$ 1,224,968	$ (252,063)	$ (9,604)	$ 1,165,896	$ 183,703	$ 5,773	$ 104,251	$ 98,325

Unaudited Consolidated Stateme7

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parentheticals) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / shares
Distributions on common shares/units, per common share/unit | $ / shares	$ 0.25
Distributions to preferred unitholders | $	$ 60

Unaudited Consolidated Stateme8

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Equity - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	WPG L.P. [Member]	Partners' Equity [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Partners' Equity [Member]General Partner, Preferred Equity [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Partners' Equity [Member]General Partner, Common Equity [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Partners' Equity [Member]General Partner [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Partners' Equity [Member]Limited Partner [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member]WPG L.P. [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 1,407,373	$ 1,406,291	$ 202,576	$ 1,013,418	$ 1,215,994	$ 190,297	$ 1,082	$ 6,132
Redemption of limited partner units		(5)	(5)	0	0	0	(5)	0	0
Other	$ (52)	52	52	0	52	52	0	0	(353)
Equity-based compensation		675	675	0	675	675	0	0	0
Adjustments to limited partners' interests		0	0	0	(1,685)	(1,685)	1,685	0	0
Distributions on common units ($0.25 per common unit)		(55,149)	(55,149)	0	(46,334)	(46,334)	(8,815)	0	0
Distributions declared on preferred units		(3,508)	(3,508)	(3,508)	0	(3,508)	0	0	(60)
Other comprehensive loss	(13,466)	(13,466)	(13,466)	0	(11,320)	(11,320)	(2,146)	0	0
Net income	$ 13,627	13,627	13,627	3,508	8,514	12,022	1,605	0	54
Balance at Mar. 31, 2016		$ 1,349,599	$ 1,348,517	$ 202,576	$ 963,320	$ 1,165,896	$ 182,621	$ 1,082	$ 5,773

Unaudited Consolidated Stateme9

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parentheticals)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016$ / shares
WPG L.P. [Member]
Distributions on common units, per common unit	$ 0.25

Note 1 - Organization

Note 1 - Organization	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Nature of Operations [Text Block]	1. Organization WP Glimcher Inc. (formerly named Washington Prime Group Inc.) (“WPG Inc.”) is an Indiana corporation that operates as a self‑administered and self‑managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. REITs will generally not be liable for federal corporate income taxes as long as they continue to distribute not less than 100% of their taxable income and satisfy certain other requirements. Washington Prime Group, L.P. (“WPG L.P.”) is WPG Inc.'s majority‑owned limited partnership subsidiary that owns, develops and manages, through its affiliates, all of WPG Inc.'s real estate properties and other assets. WPG Inc. is the sole general partner of WPG L.P. As of March 31, 2016 , our assets consisted of material interests in 119 shopping centers in the United States, consisting of community centers and malls. WPG (defined below) was created to hold the community center business and smaller enclosed malls of Simon Property Group, Inc. (“SPG”) and its subsidiaries. On May 28, 2014 (the "Separation Date"), WPG separated from SPG through the distribution of 100% of the outstanding units of WPG L.P. to the owners of Simon Property Group, L.P. (“SPG L.P.”), SPG's operating partnership, and 100% of the outstanding shares of WPG Inc. to the SPG shareholders in a tax‑free distribution. Prior to the separation, WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. were wholly owned subsidiaries of SPG and its subsidiaries. As described in Note 2 - "Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation and Combination," WPG’s results prior to the separation are presented herein on a carve-out basis. Prior to or concurrent with the separation, SPG engaged in certain formation transactions that were designed to consolidate the ownership of its interests in 98 properties (the “SPG Businesses”) and distribute such interests to us. Pursuant to the separation agreement, on May 28, 2014, SPG distributed 100% of the common shares of WPG Inc. on a pro rata basis to SPG’s shareholders as of the May 16, 2014 record date. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to "WPG", the "Company", “we”, “us” and “our” refer to WPG Inc., WPG L.P. and entities in which WPG Inc. or WPG L.P. (or an affiliate) has a material ownership or financial interest, on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the transfer of assets and liabilities from SPG as well as to the SPG Businesses prior to the date of the completion of the separation. Before the completion of the separation, the SPG Businesses were operated as subsidiaries of SPG, which operates as a REIT. At the time of the separation and distribution, WPG Inc. owned a percentage of the outstanding units of partnership interest, or units, of WPG L.P. that was approximately equal to the percentage of outstanding units of partnership interest that SPG owned of SPG L.P., with the remaining units of WPG L.P. being owned by the limited partners who were also limited partners of SPG L.P. as of the May 16, 2014 record date. The units in WPG L.P. held by limited partners are exchangeable, at their election, for WPG Inc. common shares on a one‑for‑one basis or cash, as determined by WPG Inc. Prior to the separation, WPG entered into agreements with SPG under which SPG provided various services to us relating primarily to the legacy SPG Businesses, including accounting, asset management, development, human resources, information technology, leasing, legal, marketing, public reporting and tax. The charges for the services were based on an hourly or per transaction fee arrangement and pass‑through of out‑of‑pocket costs (see Note 10 - "Related Party Transactions"). We derive our revenues primarily from retail tenant leases, including fixed minimum rent leases, overage and percentage rent leases based on tenants’ sales volumes, offering property operating services to our tenants and others, including energy, waste handling and facility services, and reimbursements from tenants for certain recoverable expenditures such as property operating, real estate taxes, repair and maintenance, and advertising and promotional expenditures. We seek to enhance the performance of our properties and increase our revenues by, among other things, securing leases of anchor and inline tenant spaces, re‑developing or renovating existing properties to increase the leasable square footage, and increasing the productivity of occupied locations through aesthetic upgrades, re‑merchandising and/or changes to the retail use of the space. The Merger On January 15, 2015, the Company acquired Glimcher Realty Trust (“Glimcher”), pursuant to a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Glimcher and certain affiliated parties of each dated September 16, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including the assumption of debt (the “Merger”). Prior to the Merger, Glimcher was a Maryland REIT engaged in the ownership, management, acquisition and development of retail properties, including mixed‑use, open‑air and enclosed regional malls as well as outlet centers. As of December 31, 2014, Glimcher owned material interests in and managed 25 properties with total gross leasable area of approximately 17.2 million square feet, including the two properties sold to SPG concurrent with the Merger as noted below. Prior to the Merger, Glimcher’s common shares were listed on the NYSE under the symbol “GRT.” In the Merger, Glimcher common shareholders received, for each Glimcher common share, $14.02 consisting of $10.40 in cash and 0.1989 of a share of WPG Inc.’s common stock valued at $3.62 per Glimcher common share, based on the closing price of WPG Inc.’s common stock on the Merger closing date. Approximately 29.9 million shares of WPG Inc.'s common stock were issued to Glimcher shareholders in the Merger, and WPG L.P. issued to WPG Inc. a like number of common units as consideration for the common shares issued. Additionally, included in consideration were operating partnership units held by limited partners and preferred stock as noted below. In connection with the closing of the Merger, an indirect subsidiary of WPG L.P. was merged into Glimcher’s operating partnership. In the Merger, we acquired material interests in 23 shopping centers comprised of approximately 15.8 million square feet of gross leasable area and assumed additional mortgages on 14 properties with a fair value of approximately $1.4 billion. The combined company, which was renamed WP Glimcher Inc. in May 2015 upon receiving shareholder approval, is comprised of more than 67 million square feet of gross leasable area (compared to approximately 53 million square feet for the Company prior to the Merger) and has a combined portfolio of material interests in 119 properties as of March 31, 2016 . In the Merger, the preferred stock of Glimcher was converted into preferred stock of WPG Inc., and WPG L.P. issued to WPG Inc. preferred units as consideration for the preferred shares issued. Additionally, each outstanding common unit of Glimcher’s operating partnership held by limited partners was converted into 0.7431 of a unit of WPG LP. Further, each outstanding stock option in respect of Glimcher common stock was converted into a WPG Inc. option, and certain other Glimcher equity awards were assumed by WPG Inc. and converted into equity awards in respect of WPG Inc.'s common shares. Concurrent with the closing of the Merger, Glimcher completed a transaction with SPG under which affiliates of SPG acquired Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and University Park Village in Fort Worth, Texas, properties previously owned by affiliates of Glimcher, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.09 billion, including SPG’s assumption of approximately $405.0 million of associated mortgage indebtedness (the “Property Sale”). The cash portion of the Merger consideration was funded by the Property Sale and draws under the Bridge Loan (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness"). During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , the Company incurred $20.8 million of costs related to the Merger, which are included in merger and transaction costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). On June 1, 2015, the Company announced a management transition plan through which Mark S. Ordan, the then Executive Chairman of the Board, transitioned to serve as an active non-executive Chairman of the Board and provide consulting services to the Company under a transition and consulting agreement, effective as of January 1, 2016. Michael P. Glimcher continues to serve as the Company’s Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, the Company has reduced staff formerly located in its Bethesda, Maryland-based transition operations group led by C. Marc Richards, the Company’s then Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, who departed the Company on January 15, 2016. Other senior executives from the Bethesda office who departed the Company at the end of 2015 were Michael J. Gaffney, then Executive Vice President, Head of Capital Markets (who served as a consultant to the Company through March 31, 2016), and Farinaz S. Tehrani, then Executive Vice President, Legal and Compliance. On June 1, 2015, the Company completed a joint venture transaction with a third party with respect to the ownership and operation of five of the malls and certain related out-parcels acquired in the Merger (see Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity").

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	2. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include the accounts of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P., as well as their majority owned and controlled subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated statements of operations include the consolidated accounts of the Company. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Due to the seasonal nature of certain operational activities, the results for the interim period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. These consolidated unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated and combined financial statements and related notes included in the combined 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for WPG Inc. and WPG L.P., as amended (the "2015 Form 10-K"). Combined Presentation The financial statements of both WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. are included in this report. As the sole general partner of WPG L.P., WPG Inc. has the exclusive and complete responsibility for WPG L.P.’s day-to-day management and control. Management operates WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. as one enterprise. The management of WPG Inc. consists of the same persons who direct the management of WPG L.P. As general partner with control of WPG L.P., WPG Inc. consolidates WPG L.P. for financial reporting purposes, and WPG Inc. does not have significant assets other than its investment in WPG L.P. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. are substantially the same on their respective consolidated financial statements and the disclosures of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. also are substantially similar. The Company believes, therefore, that providing one set of notes for the financial statements of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. provides the following benefits: • enhances investors' understanding of the operations of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business; • eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both WPG Inc. and WPG L.P.; and • creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one set of notes instead of two separate sets of notes. In addition, in light of the combined notes, the Company believes it is important for investors to understand the few differences between WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. The substantive difference between WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. is the fact that WPG Inc. is a REIT with stock traded on a public exchange, while WPG L.P. is a limited partnership with no publicly traded equity. Moreover, the interests in WPG L.P. held by third parties are classified differently by the two entities (i.e. noncontrolling interests for WPG Inc. and partners' equity for WPG L.P.). In the consolidated financial statements, these differences are primarily reflected in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets and in the consolidated statements of equity. Apart from the different equity presentation, the consolidated financial statements of WPG Inc. and WPG L.P. are nearly identical. General These consolidated financial statements reflect the consolidation of properties that are wholly owned or properties in which we own less than a 100% interest but that we control. Control of a property is demonstrated by, among other factors, our ability to refinance debt and sell the property without the consent of any other unaffiliated partner or owner, and the inability of any other unaffiliated partner or owner to replace us. We consolidate a VIE when we are determined to be the primary beneficiary. Determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE is based on whether an entity has (1) the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE considers all relationships between us and the VIE, including management agreements and other contractual arrangements. Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis," which changed the way reporting enterprises must evaluate the consolidation of limited partnerships, variable interests and similar entities. Among other things, the changes eliminate the presumption in the voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership. However, a general partner may consolidate a limited partnership under the variable interest model, depending on the facts and circumstances. WPG Inc. reevaluated whether to consolidate WPG L.P., now considered a variable interest entity, or VIE, under the new guidance. Based on the facts and circumstances, WPG Inc. concluded that it may continue to consolidate WPG L.P. under the variable interest model as the primary beneficiary of the limited partnership. Ultimately, the new guidance did not impact any of our previous conclusions regarding consolidation. Except as discussed above related to the classification of WPG L.P. as a VIE, there have been no changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016 to any of our previous conclusions about whether an entity qualifies as a VIE or whether we are the primary beneficiary of any previously identified VIE. In connection with the Merger, the Company acquired an interest in a VIE in which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, we have consolidated the VIE, which consists solely of undeveloped land. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , we did not provide financial or other support to a previously identified VIE that we were not previously contractually obligated to provide. Investments in partnerships and joint ventures represent our noncontrolling ownership interests in properties. We account for these investments using the equity method of accounting. We initially record these investments at cost and we subsequently adjust for net equity in income or loss, which we allocate in accordance with the provisions of the applicable partnership or joint venture agreement and cash contributions and distributions, if applicable. The allocation provisions in the partnership or joint venture agreements are not always consistent with the legal ownership interests held by each general or limited partner or joint venture investee primarily due to partner preferences. We separately report investments in joint ventures for which accumulated distributions have exceeded investments in and our share of net income from the joint ventures within cash distributions and losses in partnerships and joint ventures, at equity in the consolidated balance sheets. The net equity of certain joint ventures is less than zero because of financing or operating distributions that are usually greater than net income, as net income includes non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization, and WPG has committed to or intends to fund the venture. As of March 31, 2016 , our assets consisted of interests in 119 shopping centers. The consolidated financial statements as of that date reflect the consolidation of 106 wholly owned properties and seven additional properties that are less than wholly owned, but which we control or for which we are the primary beneficiary. We account for our interests in the remaining six properties, or the joint venture properties, using the equity method of accounting, as we have determined that we have significant influence over their operations. We manage the day-to-day operations of the joint venture properties, but do not control the operations as we have determined that our partner or partners have substantive participating rights with respect to the assets and operations of these joint venture properties. We allocate net operating results of WPG L.P. to third parties and to WPG Inc. based on the partners' respective weighted average ownership interests in WPG L.P. Net operating results of WPG L.P. attributable to third parties are reflected in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. WPG Inc.'s weighted average ownership interest in WPG L.P. was 84.1% and 84.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , WPG Inc.'s ownership interest in WPG L.P. was 84.1% and 84.2%, respectively. We adjust the noncontrolling limited partners' interests at the end of each period to reflect their interest in WPG L.P.

Note 3 - Summary of Significant

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Cash and Cash Equivalents We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents generally consist of commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, repurchase agreements, and money market deposits or securities. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk include our cash and cash equivalents and our tenant receivables. We place our cash and cash equivalents in institutions with high credit quality. However, at certain times, such cash and cash equivalents may be in excess of FDIC and SIPC insurance limits. Investment Properties We record investment properties at fair value when acquired. Investment properties include costs of acquisitions; development, predevelopment, and construction (including allocable salaries and related benefits); tenant allowances and improvements; and interest and real estate taxes incurred during construction. We capitalize improvements and replacements from repair and maintenance when the repair and maintenance extends the useful life, increases capacity, or improves the efficiency of the asset. All other repair and maintenance items are expensed as incurred. We capitalize interest on projects during periods of construction until the projects are ready for their intended purpose based on interest rates in place during the construction period. We record depreciation on buildings and improvements utilizing the straight-line method over an estimated original useful life, which is generally five to 40 years. We review depreciable lives of investment properties periodically and we make adjustments when necessary to reflect a shorter economic life. We amortize tenant allowances and tenant improvements utilizing the straight-line method over the term of the related lease or occupancy term of the tenant, if shorter. We record depreciation on equipment and fixtures utilizing the straight-line method over three to ten years. We review investment properties for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of investment properties may not be recoverable. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, declines in a property's cash flows, ending occupancy, estimated market values or our decision to dispose of a property before the end of its estimated useful life. Furthermore, this evaluation is conducted no less frequently than quarterly, irrespective of changes in circumstances. We measure any impairment of investment property when the estimated undiscounted operating income before depreciation and amortization plus its residual value is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, we charge to expense the excess of the carrying value of the property over its estimated fair value. We estimate fair value using unobservable data such as operating income, estimated capitalization rates, leasing prospects and local market information. We may decide to dispose of properties that are held for use and the consideration received from these property dispositions may differ from their carrying values. We also review our investments, including investments in unconsolidated entities, if events or circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of our investments may not be recoverable. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value of the investments in unconsolidated entities is other-than-temporary. Changes in economic and operating conditions that occur subsequent to our review of recoverability of investment property and other investments in unconsolidated entities could impact the assumptions used in that assessment and could result in future charges to earnings if assumptions regarding those investments differ from actual results. Investments in Unconsolidated Entities Joint ventures are common in the real estate industry. We use joint ventures to finance properties, develop new properties, and diversify our risk in a particular property or portfolio of properties. On June 1, 2015, we completed a joint venture transaction with respect to the ownership and operation of five of our properties (see Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity"). We held material unconsolidated joint venture ownership interests in six properties as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . Certain of our joint venture properties are subject to various rights of first refusal, buy-sell provisions, put and call rights, or other sale or marketing rights for partners which are customary in real estate joint venture agreements and the industry. We and our partners in these joint ventures may initiate these provisions (subject to any applicable lock up or similar restrictions), which may result in either the sale of our interest or the use of available cash or borrowings to acquire the joint venture interest from our partner. Fair Value Measurements The Company measures and discloses its fair value measurements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820 - “Fair Value Measurement” (“Topic 820”). Topic 820 guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The fair value hierarchy, as defined by Topic 820, contains three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows: • Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. • Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves, that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. • Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which are typically based on an entity's own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. Note 6 - "Indebtedness" includes a discussion of the fair value of debt measured using Level 2 inputs. Note 4 - "Investment in Real Estate" includes a discussion of the fair values recorded in purchase accounting, using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. Level 3 inputs to our purchase accounting analyses include our estimations of net operating results of the property, capitalization rates and discount rates. Similar Level 3 inputs are used in our impairment analyses noted above. The Company has derivatives that must be measured under the fair value standard (see Note 7 - "Derivative Financial Instruments"). The Company currently does not have any non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Purchase Accounting We record the purchase price of acquisitions and any excess investment in unconsolidated entities to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component which may be derived from various observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions. Also, we may utilize third party valuation specialists. These components typically include buildings, land and intangibles related to in-place leases, and we estimate: • the fair value of land and related improvements and buildings on an as-if-vacant basis; • the market value of in-place leases based upon our best estimate of current market rents and amortize the resulting market rent adjustment into revenues; • the value of costs to obtain tenants, including tenant allowances and improvements and leasing commissions; and • the value of revenue and recovery of costs foregone during a reasonable lease-up period, as if the space was vacant. The fair value of building is depreciated over the estimated remaining life of the acquired building or related improvements. We amortize tenant improvements, in-place lease assets and other lease-related intangibles over the remaining life of the underlying leases. We also estimate the value of other acquired intangible assets, if any, which are amortized over the remaining life of the underlying related intangibles. Use of Estimates We prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. This requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Segment Disclosure Our primary business is the ownership, development and management of retail real estate. We have aggregated our operations, including malls and community centers, into one reportable segment because they have similar economic characteristics and we provide similar products and services to similar types of, and in many cases, the same tenants. New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." ASU No. 2014-09 revises GAAP by offering a single comprehensive revenue recognition standard instead of numerous revenue requirements for particular industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different accounting for economically similar transactions. An entity has the option to apply the provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this standard recognized at the date of initial application. On July 9, 2015, the FASB announced it would defer the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The FASB also decided to permit early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. We are currently evaluating our method of adopting and the impact, if any, the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amended existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of as a deferred charge. It was effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption was permitted. This new guidance reduced total assets and total long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets by amounts ($18.1 million and $19.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively) previously classified as deferred debt issuance costs (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness" for amounts), but this standard did not have any other effect on our consolidated financial statements. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments," which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Under this ASU, acquirers must recognize measurement-period adjustments in the period in which they determine the amounts, including the effect on earnings of any amounts they would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt this ASU in the third quarter of 2015, resulting in no material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." ASU No. 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The new leases standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements. Reclassifications Reclassifications of certain amounts in the 2015 consolidated financial statements have been made in order to conform with 2016 presentation.

Note 4 - Investment in Real Est

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]	4. Investment in Real Estate The Merger On January 15, 2015, we acquired 23 properties in the Merger (see Note 1 - "Organization"). We reflected the assets and liabilities of the properties acquired in the Merger at the estimated fair value on the January 15, 2015 acquisition date. The following table summarizes the purchase accounting for the acquisition, which was finalized during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and did not result in any material changes from the estimated fair values disclosed in the 2015 Form 10-K: Investment properties $ 3,091,410 Cash and cash equivalents (1) 547,294 Tenant accounts receivable 14,311 Investment in and advances to unconsolidated real estate entities 21,994 Deferred costs and other assets (including intangibles) 370,079 Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenue (289,551 ) Distributions payable (2,658 ) Redeemable noncontrolling interests, including preferred units (5,795 ) Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed 3,747,084 Fair value of mortgage notes payable assumed (1,356,389 ) Net assets acquired 2,390,695 Less: Common shares issued (535,490 ) Less: Preferred shares issued (319,960 ) Less: Common operating partnership units issued to limited partners (29,482 ) Less: Cash and cash equivalents acquired (547,294 ) Net cash paid for acquisition $ 958,469 (1) Includes the proceeds from the Property Sale, net of the repayment of the $155.0 million balance on the Glimcher credit facility. The consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2016 contains certain intangible assets associated with the Merger. Intangibles of $96.9 million, which relate primarily to above-market leases and lease in place values (excluding the amounts related to the O'Connor Properties, which were transferred to unconsolidated entities upon deconsolidation on June 1, 2015, per Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity"), are included in “Deferred costs and other assets” at March 31, 2016 . Intangibles of $95.1 million, which are primarily related to below-market leases, are included in “Accounts payable, accrued expense, intangibles, and deferred revenue” at March 31, 2016 . Total revenues and net loss (excluding transaction costs and costs of corporate borrowing) from the properties we acquired in the Merger (including the amounts from the O'Connor Properties for periods prior to the date of the O'Connor Joint Venture transaction) were $68.8 million and $10.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 , which are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). 2016 Dispositions On January 29, 2016, the Company completed the sale of Forest Mall, located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, and Northlake Mall, located in Atlanta, Georgia, to private real estate investors (the "Buyers") for an aggregate purchase price of $30.0 million, which was classified as real estate held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 . The sales price consisted of $10.0 million paid to the Company at closing and the issuance of a promissory note for $20.0 million from the Company to the Buyers with an interest rate of 6% per annum. The note is due on June 30, 2016 with one six-month extension option available to the Buyers. As of March 31, 2016, the Buyers are current on their interest payments. In connection with the sale the Company recorded a $2.2 million loss on the sale. The net proceeds from the transactions were used to reduce the balance outstanding under the Revolver, as defined below. 2015 Acquisition On January 13, 2015, we acquired Canyon View Marketplace, a shopping center located in Grand Junction, Colorado, for $10.0 million including the assumption of an existing mortgage with a principal balance of $5.5 million. The source of funding for the acquisition was cash on hand. Intangible Assets and Liabilities Associated with Acquisitions Intangible assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2016 , which were recorded at the respective acquisition dates, are associated with the Company's acquisitions of properties at fair value, including the properties acquired in the Merger. The gross intangibles recorded as of their respective acquisition dates are comprised of an asset for acquired above-market leases of $62,900 in which the Company is the lessor, a liability for acquired below-market leases of $159,399 in which the Company is the lessor, a liability of $2,536 for an acquired above-market lease in which the Company is the lessee, and an asset for in-place leases of $156,842. The intangibles related to above and below-market leases in which the Company is the lessor are amortized to minimum rents on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the lease, with amortization as a net increase to minimum rents in the amounts of $1.9 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. The above-market leases in which the Company is the lessee are amortized to other operating expenses over the life of the non-cancelable lease terms, with amortization as a net decrease to other operating expenses in the amounts of $20 and $26 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. In-place leases are amortized to depreciation and amortization expense over the life of the leases to which they pertain, with such amortization in the amounts of $6.6 million and $14.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. The 2016 activity reflects the deconsolidation of the activity related to the properties transferred to the O'Connor Joint Venture (see Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity"). The table below identifies the types of intangible assets and liabilities, their location on the consolidated balance sheets, their weighted average amortization period, and their book value, which is net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : Balance as of Intangible Asset/Liability Location on the Consolidated Balance Sheets Weighted Average Remaining Amortization (in years) March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Above-market leases - Company is lessor Deferred costs and other assets 7.4 $ 44,164 $ 47,285 Below-market leases - Company is lessor Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues 13.3 $ 124,073 $ 131,854 Above-market lease - Company is lessee Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues 31.2 $ 2,441 $ 2,461 In-place leases Deferred costs and other assets 9.6 $ 93,556 $ 99,836 Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited) The results of operations of acquired properties are included in the consolidated statements of operations beginning on their respective acquisition dates. The following unaudited condensed pro forma financial information is presented as if the Merger and the Property Sale described in Note 1 - "Organization," which were completed on January 15, 2015, had been consummated on January 1, 2015. The unaudited condensed pro forma financial information assumes the O'Connor Joint Venture transaction completed on June 1, 2015 (see Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity") also occurred as of January 1, 2015. Additionally, adjustments have been made to reflect the following transactions as if they occurred on January 1, 2015: the issuance of the Notes Payable on March 24, 2015 (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness"), the redemption of all of the outstanding Series G Preferred Shares on April 15, 2015 (see Note 8 - "Equity"), the refinancings of property mortgages on May 21, 2015 (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness"), the receipt of funds from the June 2015 Term Loan on June 4, 2015 (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness") and the receipt of funds from the December 2015 Term Loan on December 10, 2015 (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness"). Finally, no pro forma adjustments have been made for the January 13, 2015 acquisition of Canyon View Marketplace or the January 29, 2016 sale of Forest Mall and Northlake Mall since they would not have a significant impact. The unaudited condensed pro forma financial information is for comparative purposes only and not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the Merger and other transactions noted above been consummated on January 1, 2015, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods. WPG Inc. Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited) The table below contains information related to the unaudited condensed pro forma financial information of WPG Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Total revenues $ 213,333 Net income attributable to the Company $ 13,934 Net income attributable to common shareholders $ 10,797 Earnings per common share-basic and diluted $ 0.06 Weighted average shares outstanding-basic (in thousands) 185,099 Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted (in thousands) 219,942 WPG L.P. Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited) The table below contains information related to the unaudited condensed pro forma financial information of WPG L.P. for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Total revenues $ 213,333 Net income attributable to unitholders $ 15,940 Net income attributable to common unitholders $ 12,803 Earnings per common unit-basic and diluted $ 0.06 Weighted average units outstanding-basic (in thousands) 219,468 Weighted average units outstanding-diluted (in thousands) 219,942

Note 5 - Investment in Unconsol

Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity The Company's investment activity in unconsolidated real estate entities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 consisted of investments in the following joint ventures: • The O'Connor Joint Venture On June 1, 2015, we completed a joint venture transaction with O'Connor Mall Partners, L.P. ("O'Connor"), an unaffiliated third party, with respect to the ownership and operation of five of the Company’s malls and certain related out-parcels (the "O'Connor Joint Venture") acquired in the Merger, which were valued at approximately $1.625 billion, consisting of the following: The Mall at Johnson City located in Johnson City, Tennessee; Pearlridge Center located in Aiea, Hawaii; Polaris Fashion Place® located in Columbus, Ohio; Scottsdale Quarter® located in Scottsdale, Arizona and Town Center Plaza (which consists of Town Center Plaza and the adjacent Town Center Crossing) located in Leawood, Kansas (collectively the "O'Connor Properties"). Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, we retained a 51% interest in the O'Connor Joint Venture and sold the remaining 49% interest to O'Connor. In addition, the Company received reimbursement for 49% of costs incurred as of June 1, 2015 related to development activity at Scottsdale Quarter. The transaction generated net proceeds, after taking into consideration the assumption of debt (including the new loans on Pearlridge Center and Scottsdale Quarter) and costs associated with the transaction, of approximately $432 million (including $28.7 million for the partial reimbursement of the Scottsdale Quarter development costs), which was used to repay a portion of the Bridge Loan (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness"). Since we no longer control the operations of the O'Connor Properties, we deconsolidated the properties and recorded a gain in connection with this sale of $4.2 million on June 1, 2015. We retained management and leasing responsibilities for the O'Connor Properties, though our partner's substantive participating rights over the decisions most important to the operations of the O'Connor Joint Venture preclude our control and consolidation of this venture. This investment consists of a 51% interest held by the Company in the O'Connor Joint Venture that owns and operates the O'Connor Properties. One of the properties in this venture, Pearlridge Center, is subject to a ground lease. • The Seminole Joint Venture This investment consists of a 45% interest held by the Company in Seminole Towne Center, an approximate 1.1 million square foot enclosed regional mall located in the Orlando, Florida area. The Company's effective financial interest in this property (after preferences) is estimated to be approximately 22% for 2016. • Other Joint Venture The Company also holds an indirect 12.5% ownership interest in certain real estate through a joint venture with an unaffiliated third party. Individual agreements specify which services the Company is to provide to each joint venture. The Company, through its affiliates, may provide management, development, construction, leasing and legal services for a fee to each of the joint ventures described above. The results for the O'Connor Joint Venture are included below for the three months ended March 31, 2016 . The results for Seminole Towne Center are included below for all periods presented. The results for the indirect 12.5% ownership interest in certain real estate are included for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and for the period from January 15, 2015 through March 31, 2015 . The following table presents the combined statements of operations for the unconsolidated joint venture properties for the periods indicated above during which the Company accounted for these investments as unconsolidated entities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 : For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Total revenues $ 46,312 $ 8,464 Operating expenses 19,306 3,969 Depreciation and amortization 20,044 1,301 Operating income 6,962 3,194 Interest expense, net (7,889 ) (1,096 ) Net (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities (927 ) 2,098 Our share of (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities $ (1,161 ) $ 216

Note 6 - Indebtedness

Note 6 - Indebtedness	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	6. Indebtedness Mortgage Debt Total mortgage indebtedness at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows: March 31, December 31, 2015 Face amount of mortgage loans $ 1,778,445 $ 1,782,103 Fair value adjustments, net 16,032 17,683 Debt issuance cost, net (5,857 ) (6,347 ) Carrying value of mortgage loans $ 1,788,620 $ 1,793,439 A roll forward of mortgage indebtedness from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016 is summarized as follows: Balance, December 31, 2015 $ 1,793,439 Debt amortization payments (3,658 ) Amortization of fair value and other adjustments (1,651 ) Amortization of debt issuance costs 490 Balance, March 31, 2016 $ 1,788,620 Unsecured Debt The Facility On May 15, 2014, we closed on a senior unsecured revolving credit facility, or "Revolver," and a senior unsecured term loan, or "Term Loan" (collectively referred to as the "Facility"). The Revolver provides borrowings on a revolving basis up to $900.0 million, bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.25%, and will initially mature on May 30, 2018, subject to two six-month extensions available at our option subject to compliance with the terms of the Facility and payment of a customary extension fee. The Term Loan provides borrowings in an aggregate principal amount up to $500.0 million, bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.45%, and will mature on May 30, 2017, subject to two, 12-month extensions available at our option subject to compliance with the terms of the Facility and payment of a customary extension fee. The interest rate on the Facility may vary in the future based on the Company's credit rating. At March 31, 2016 , borrowings under the Facility consisted of $263.8 million outstanding under the Revolver (before debt issuance costs, net of $2.8 million) and $500.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan (before debt issuance costs, net of $0.2 million). On March 31, 2016 , we had an aggregate available borrowing capacity of $635.9 million under the Revolver, net of $0.3 million reserved for outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2016 , the applicable interest rate on the Revolver was one-month LIBOR plus 1.25%, or 1.69%, and the applicable interest rate on the Term Loan was one-month LIBOR plus 1.45%, or 1.89%. Term Loans On December 10, 2015, the Company borrowed $340.0 million under a term loan (the "December 2015 Term Loan"), pursuant to a commitment received from bank lenders. The December 2015 Term Loan bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.80% and will mature in January 2023. The interest rate on the December 2015 Term Loan may vary in the future based on the Company's credit rating. On December 11, 2015, the Company executed interest rate swap agreements totaling $340.0 million, which effectively fixed the interest rate on the December 2015 Term Loan at 3.51% through January 2023. The Company used the proceeds from the December 2015 Term Loan to repay outstanding amounts on the Revolver and for other general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2016, the balance is $336.6 million, net of $3.4 million of debt issuance costs, net. On June 4, 2015, the Company borrowed $500.0 million under a term loan (the "June 2015 Term Loan"), pursuant to a commitment received from bank lenders. The June 2015 Term Loan bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.45% and will mature in March 2020. The interest rate on the June 2015 Term Loan may vary in the future based on the Company's credit rating. On June 19, 2015, the Company executed interest rate swap agreements totaling $500.0 million, with an effective date of July 6, 2015, which effectively fixed the interest rate on the June 2015 Term Loan at 2.56% through June 2018. The Company used the proceeds from the June 2015 Term Loan to repay the remaining outstanding balance on the Bridge Loan (defined below). As of March 31, 2016, the balance is $497.1 million, net of $2.9 million of debt issuance costs, net. Bridge Loan On September 16, 2014, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WPG entered into a debt commitment letter, which was amended and restated on September 23, 2014 pursuant to which parties agreed to provide up to $1.25 billion in a senior unsecured bridge loan facility (the “Bridge Loan”). The Bridge Loan had a maturity date of January 14, 2016, the date that is 364 days following the closing date of the Merger. On January 15, 2015, the Company borrowed $1.19 billion under the Bridge Loan in connection with the closing of the Merger, which balance was repaid in full during 2015. The Company incurred $10.4 million of Bridge Loan commitment, structuring and funding fees. Upon the repayment of the Bridge Loan, the Company accelerated amortization of the deferred loan costs, resulting in total amortization of $4.1 million included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 . Notes Payable On March 24, 2015, WPG L.P. closed on a private placement of $250.0 million of 3.850% senior unsecured notes (the "Notes Payable") at a 0.028% discount due April 1, 2020. WPG L.P. received net proceeds from the offering of $248.4 million, which it used to repay a portion of outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Loan. The Notes Payable contain certain customary covenants and events of default which, if any such event of default occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the then-outstanding Notes Payable to be declared immediately due and payable (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods). On October 21, 2015, WPG L.P. completed an offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") up to $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes Payable for a like principal amount of its 3.850% senior unsecured notes that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Exchange Notes"). On October 21, 2015, $250.0 million of Exchange Notes were issued in exchange for $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes Payable that were tendered in the Exchange Offer. As of March 31, 2016, the balance outstanding under the Exchange Notes is $247.1 million, net of $2.9 million of debt discount and issuance costs, net. Covenants Our unsecured debt agreements contain financial and other covenants. If we were to fail to comply with these covenants, after the expiration of the applicable cure periods, the debt maturity could be accelerated or other remedies could be sought by the lender including adjustments to the applicable interest rate. As of March 31, 2016 , management believes the Company is in compliance with all covenants of its unsecured debt. The total balance of mortgages was approximately $1.8 billion as of March 31, 2016 . At March 31, 2016 , certain of our consolidated subsidiaries were the borrowers under 34 non-recourse loans and one partial-recourse loan secured by mortgages encumbering 39 properties, including two separate pools of cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized mortgages encumbering a total of six properties. Under these cross-default provisions, a default under any mortgage included in the cross-defaulted pool may constitute a default under all mortgages within that pool and may lead to acceleration of the indebtedness due on each property within the pool. Certain of our secured debt instruments contain financial and other non-financial covenants which are specific to the properties which serve as collateral for that debt. Our existing non-recourse mortgage loans generally prohibit our subsidiaries that are borrowers thereunder from incurring additional indebtedness, subject to certain customary and limited exceptions. In addition, certain of these instruments limit the ability of the applicable borrower's parent entity from incurring mezzanine indebtedness unless certain conditions are satisfied, including compliance with maximum loan to value ratio and minimum debt service coverage ratio tests. Further, under certain of these existing agreements, if certain cash flow levels in respect of the applicable mortgaged property (as described in the applicable agreement) are not maintained for at least two consecutive quarters, the lender could accelerate the debt and enforce its right against its collateral. If the borrower fails to comply with these covenants, the lender could accelerate the debt and enforce its right against their collateral. On January 11, 2016, the $44.9 million mortgage loan secured by River Valley Mall, located in Lancaster, Ohio, matured. The borrower, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, did not repay the loan in full on the maturity date. The borrower has initiated discussions with the special servicer regarding this non-recourse loan and is considering various options including restructuring, extending and other options, including transitioning to the lender. On October 30, 2015, we received a notice of default letter, dated that same date, from the special servicer to the borrower concerning the $62.4 million mortgage loan that matures on February 1, 2017 and is secured by Chesapeake Square, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The default resulted from an operating cash flow shortfall at the property in October 2015 that the borrower, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, did not cure. The borrower transitioned the property to the lender on April 28, 2016 (see Note 12 - "Subsequent Events"). On October 8, 2015, we received a notice of default letter, dated October 5, 2015, from the special servicer to the borrower of the $52.9 million mortgage loan secured by Merritt Square Mall, located in Merritt Island, Florida. The letter was sent because the borrower, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, did not repay the loan in full by its September 1, 2015 maturity date. The borrower has initiated discussions with the special servicer regarding this non-recourse loan and expects to transition the property to the lender in the second quarter of 2016. At March 31, 2016 , management believes the applicable borrowers under our other non-recourse mortgage loans were in compliance with all covenants where non-compliance could individually, or giving effect to applicable cross-default provisions in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, we have identified the following properties as over-levered: Southern Hills Mall, located in Sioux City, Iowa, where we have commenced discussions with the special servicer on the loan encumbering this property, and Valle Vista Mall, located in Harlingen, Texas, where we expect to commence discussions with the special servicer on the loan encumbering this property. Fair Value of Debt The carrying values of our variable-rate loans approximate their fair values. We estimate the fair values of fixed-rate mortgages using cash flows discounted at current borrowing rates. The book value of our fixed-rate mortgages was $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The fair values of these financial instruments and the related discount rate assumptions as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows: March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Fair value of fixed-rate mortgages $1,686,130 $1,675,035 Weighted average discount rates assumed in calculation of fair value for fixed-rate mortgages 3.15 % 3.42 %

Note 7 - Derivative Financial I

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	7. Derivative Financial Instruments Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the payment of future uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash payments related to the Company's borrowings. Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps or caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company may also enter into forward starting swaps or treasury lock agreements to set the effective interest rate on a planned fixed-rate financing. In a forward starting swap or treasury lock agreement that the Company cash settles in anticipation of a fixed rate financing or refinancing, the Company will receive or pay an amount equal to the present value of future cash flow payments based on the difference between the contract rate and market rate on the settlement date. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in other comprehensive income ("OCI") or other comprehensive loss (“OCL”) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Net realized gains or losses resulting from derivatives that were settled in conjunction with planned fixed-rate financings or refinancings continue to be included in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") during the term of the hedged debt transaction. Any ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company recognized $2.3 million of hedge ineffectiveness as a decrease to earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2016 , primarily resulting from a mismatch in the terms of the December 2015 Term Loan and the corresponding derivative. The December 2015 Term loan includes a 0% LIBOR floor while the corresponding derivative does not. There was no hedge ineffectiveness in earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2015 . Amounts reported in AOCL relate to derivatives that will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company's variable-rate debt. Realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments included in AOCL are recognized as an adjustment to income over the term of the hedged debt transaction. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $6.5 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense. As of March 31, 2016 , the Company had twelve outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk with a notional value of $939,600. The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 : Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Balance Sheet Location As of March 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 Interest rate products Asset derivatives Deferred costs and other assets $ — $ 1,658 Interest rate products Liability derivatives Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues $ 14,273 $ 152 The asset derivative instruments were reported at their fair value of zero and $1,658 in deferred costs and other assets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively, with a corresponding adjustment to OCI for the unrealized gains and losses (net of noncontrolling interest allocation). The liability derivative instruments were reported at their fair value of $14,273 and $152 in accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively, with a corresponding adjustment to OCL for the unrealized gains and losses (net of noncontrolling interest allocation). Over time, the unrealized gains and losses held in AOCL will be reclassified to earnings. This reclassification will correlate with the recognition of the hedged interest payments in earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , the Company recognized OCL of $37 related to the two ten-year forward starting swaps that were terminated on September 9, 2015. The Company recognized OCL of $5,212, of which $860 has been amortized into interest expense, related to the five three-year swaps associated with the June 2015 Term Loan. The Company recognized OCL of $10,148, net of $1,101 which has been amortized into interest expense, related to the six seven-year swaps associated with the December 2015 Term Loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , the Company recognized OCI of $593 related to the five-year swaps associated with the Notes Payable, which will be amortized into expense over the term of the Notes Payable, and OCL of $1.0 million related to the two ten-year forward starting swaps that were terminated on September 9, 2015. The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 : Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCL on Derivative (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended March 31, March 31, March 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Interest rate products $ (15,397 ) $ (407 ) Interest expense $ 1,931 $ 3 Interest expense $ (2,342 ) $ — Non-Designated Hedges Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks, but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings. As of March 31, 2016 , the Company has no derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges. Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision that if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its consolidated indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that incorporate the loan covenant provisions of the Company's indebtedness with a lender affiliate of the derivative counterparty. Failure to comply with the loan covenant provisions would result in the Company being in default on any derivative instrument obligations covered by the agreement. As of March 31, 2016 , the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, plus accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $15,993. As of March 31, 2016 , the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. The Company is not in default with any of these provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2016 , it would have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $15,993. Fair Value Considerations Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps and caps to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and implied volatilities. Based on these inputs the Company has determined that its interest rate swap and cap valuations are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. To comply with the provisions of Topic 820, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company values its net derivative instruments on a recurring basis using significant other observable inputs (Level 2). The tables below presents the Company’s net assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall: Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Balance at March 31, 2016 Derivative instruments, net $ — $ (14,273 ) $ — $ (14,273 ) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Balance at December 31, 2015 Derivative instruments, net $ — $ 1,506 $ — $ 1,506

Note 8 - Equity

Note 8 - Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	8. Equity The Merger Related to the Merger completed on January 15, 2015, WPG Inc. issued 29,942,877 common shares, 4,700,000 shares of 8.125% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series G Preferred Shares"), 4,000,000 shares of 7.5% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series H Preferred Shares") and 3,800,000 shares of 6.875% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series I Preferred Shares"), and WPG L.P. issued to WPG Inc. a like number of common and preferred units as consideration for the common and preferred shares issued. Additionally, WPG L.P. issued to limited partners 1,621,695 common units and 130,592 WPG L.P. 7.3% Series I‑1 Preferred Units. The preferred shares and units were issued as consideration for similarly-named preferred interests of Glimcher that were outstanding at the Merger date. On April 15, 2015, WPG Inc. redeemed all of the 4,700,000 issued and outstanding Series G Preferred Shares, resulting in WPG L.P. redeeming a like number of preferred units under terms identical to those of the Series G Preferred Shares described below. The Series G Preferred Shares were redeemed at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid distributions up to, but excluding, the redemption date, in an amount equal to $0.5868 per share, for a total payment of $25.5868 per share. This redemption amount includes the first quarter dividend of $0.5078 per share that was declared on February 24, 2015 to holders of record of such Series G Preferred Shares on March 31, 2015. Because the redemption of the Series G Preferred Shares was a redemption in full, trading of the Series G Preferred Shares on the NYSE ceased after the redemption date. The aggregate amount paid to effect the redemptions of the Series G Preferred Shares was approximately $120.3 million, which was funded with cash on hand. Exchange Rights Subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of WPG L.P., limited partners in WPG L.P. have, at their option, the right to exchange all or any portion of their units for shares of common stock on a one‑for‑one basis or cash, as determined by WPG Inc. Therefore, the common units held by limited partners are considered by WPG Inc. to be share equivalents and classified as noncontrolling interests within permanent equity, and classified by WPG L.P. as permanent equity. The amount of cash to be paid if the exchange right is exercised and the cash option is selected will be based on the trading price of WPG Inc.'s common stock at that time. At March 31, 2016 , WPG Inc. had reserved 35,129,921 shares of common stock for possible issuance upon the exchange of units held by limited partners. The holders of the Series I-1 Preferred Units have, at their option, the right to have their units purchased by WPG L.P. subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Therefore, the Series I-1 Preferred Units are classified as redeemable noncontrolling interests outside of permanent equity. Stock Based Compensation On May 28, 2014, WPG Inc.'s Board of Directors adopted the Washington Prime Group, L.P. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which permits the Company to grant awards to current and prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any affiliate. An aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of common stock has been reserved for issuance under the Plan. In addition, the maximum number of awards to be granted to a participant in any calendar year is 500,000 shares. Awards may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock-based awards in WPG Inc., or long term incentive plan ("LTIP") units or performance units in WPG L.P. The Plan terminates on May 28, 2024. Long Term Incentive Awards The Company has issued various types of LTIP awards. Listed below is the summary of the types of awards that have been issued. Time Vested LTIP Awards The Company has issued time-vested LTIP units ("Inducement LTIP Units") to certain executive officers and employees under the Plan, pursuant to LTIP Unit Award Agreements between the Company and each of the grant recipients. These awards will vest and the related fair value will be expensed over a four-year vesting period. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 the Company did not grant any Inducement LTIP Units. Performance Based Awards The Company has allocated LTIP unit awards subject to certain market conditions under ASC 718 ("Performance LTIP Units") to certain executive officers and employees to be earned and the related fair value expensed over the applicable performance periods. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , the Company did not grant any Performance LTIP Units. Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards During 2015, the Company approved the performance criteria and maximum dollar amount of the 2015 annual LTIP unit awards (the "2015 Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards"), that generally range from 30%-300% of annual base salary, for certain executive officers and employees of the Company. The number of awards is determined by converting the cash value of the award to a number of LTIP Units (the "Allocated Units") based on the closing price of WPG Inc.'s common shares for the final 15 days of 2015. Recipients are eligible to receive a percentage of the Allocated Units based on the Company's performance on its strategic goals detailed in the Company's 2015 cash bonus plan and the Company's relative TSR compared to the MSCI REIT Index. Payout for 40% of the Allocated Units is based on the Company's performance on the strategic goals and the payout on the remaining 60% is based on the Company's TSR performance. The strategic goal component was achieved in 2015; however, the TSR was below the threshold, resulting in a 40% award for this annual LTIP award. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , the Company awarded 323,417 LTIP units related to the 2015 Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards. WPG Restricted Share Awards As part of the Merger, unvested restricted shares held by certain Glimcher executive employees, which had an original vesting period of five years, were converted into 1,039,785 WPG restricted shares (the “WPG Restricted Shares”). The WPG Restricted Shares will be amortized over the remaining life of the applicable vesting period, except for the portion of the awards applicable to pre-Merger service, which was included as equity consideration issued in the Merger. LTIP/WPG Restricted Share Award Related Compensation Expense The Company recorded compensation expense related to all LTIP and WPG Restricted Shares of approximately $1.9 million (excluding the $1.2 million reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense associated with the forfeiture of grants to former executives) and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, which expense is included in general and administrative expense and merger and transaction costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Stock Options As part of the Merger, outstanding stock options held by certain former Glimcher employees were converted into 1,125,014 WPG stock options. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , no stock options were granted from the Plan to employees, no stock options were exercised by employees and 1,000 stock options were canceled, forfeited or expired. As of March 31, 2016 , there were 1,144,181 stock options outstanding. Distributions On February 25, 2016, WPG Inc.'s Board of Directors declared the following cash distributions per share/unit: Security Type Distribution per Share/Unit For the Quarter Ended Record Date Date Paid Common Shares/Units $0.2500 March 31, 2016 March 7, 2016 March 15, 2016 Series H Preferred Shares/Units (1) $0.4688 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016 Series I Preferred Shares/Units (1) $0.4297 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016 Series I‑1 Preferred Units (1) $0.4563 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016 (1) Amounts total $3.0 million and are recorded as distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 .

Note 9 - Commitments and Contin

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	9. Commitments and Contingencies Litigation We are involved from time-to-time in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including, but not limited to commercial disputes, environmental matters, and litigation in connection with transactions including acquisitions and divestitures. We believe that such litigation, claims and administrative proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position or our results of operations. We record a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Loss Contingency The purchase and sale agreement related to the O’Connor Joint Venture contains certain lease-up provisions. The majority of the deals are fully executed; however, a small number of leases are not yet executed pursuant to these provisions. The Company is currently negotiating with tenants for these spaces and believes that it is likely that the space will be leased. However, if the Company is not able to execute leases with these tenants (or replacement tenants) within a specified timeframe, O’Connor could seek an adjustment payment effectively reducing the amount paid for their acquisition of joint venture interest. The Company estimates the range of the potential losses associated with these deals to be between $0 and $3 million. The Company believes that the loss is not probable at this time and has not accrued for this loss contingency in the accompanying financial statements. Concentration of Credit Risk Our properties rely heavily upon anchor or major tenants to attract customers; however, these retailers do not constitute a material portion of our financial results. Additionally, many anchor retailers in the mall properties own their spaces further reducing their contribution to our operating results. All operations are within the United States and no customer or tenant accounts for 5% or more of our consolidated revenues.

Note 10 - Related Party Transac

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	10. Related Party Transactions Transactions with SPG As described in Note 1 - "Organization" and Note 2 - "Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation," the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the operations of the properties under the Company's ownership subsequent to the separation. Transactions between the properties have been eliminated in the consolidated presentation. In connection with the separation, SPG managed the day-to-day operations of our legacy SPG mall properties through February 29, 2016 in accordance with property management agreements that expire as of May 31, 2016. Additionally, WPG and SPG entered into a transition services agreement pursuant to which SPG provided to WPG, on an interim, transitional basis after the Separation Date, various services including administrative support for the community centers through December 31, 2015, information technology, accounts payable and other financial functions, as well as engineering support, quality assurance support and other administrative services. Under the transition services agreement, SPG charged WPG, based upon SPG's allocation of certain shared costs such as insurance premiums, advertising and promotional programs, leasing and development fees. Amounts charged to expense for property management and common costs, services, and other as well as insurance premiums are included in property operating costs in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Additionally, leasing and development fees charged by SPG are capitalized by the property. Charges for properties which are consolidated for each of the periods presented are as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Property management and common costs, services and other $ 4,215 $ 6,929 Insurance premiums $ — $ 2,269 Advertising and promotional programs $ 102 $ 219 Capitalized leasing and development fees $ 1,168 $ 1,631 Charges for unconsolidated properties for each of the periods presented are as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Property management costs, services and other $ 124 $ 222 Insurance premiums $ — $ 3 Advertising and promotional programs $ 6 $ 10 Capitalized leasing and development fees $ 8 $ 2 At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , $3,847 and $3,455, respectively, were payable to SPG and its affiliates and are included in accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. In connection with and as part of WPG's post-Merger integration efforts, WPG issued a notice to SPG on November 30, 2015 to communicate its plan to terminate the transition services agreement, all applicable property management agreements with SPG, and the property development agreement except for certain limited ongoing development projects, effective May 31, 2016. Transactions with the O'Connor Joint Venture As described in the O'Connor Joint Venture section within Note 4 - "Investment in Real Estate," we retained management, leasing and development responsibilities for the O'Connor Properties. Related to performing these services, we recorded management fee revenue of $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 , which are included in other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Advances to the O'Connor Joint Venture totaled $1.1 million and $1.2 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively, which are included in investment in and advances to unconsolidated entities, at equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Management deems this balance to be collectible and anticipates repayment within one year.

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per C

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share/Unit	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	11. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share/Unit WPG Inc. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share We determine WPG Inc.'s basic earnings (loss) per common share based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and we consider any participating securities for purposes of applying the two-class method. We determine WPG Inc.'s diluted earnings (loss) per share based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding combined with the incremental weighted average shares that would have been outstanding assuming all potentially dilutive securities were converted into common shares at the earliest date possible. The following table sets forth the computation of WPG Inc.'s basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic: Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic $ 8,514 $ (12,270 ) Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 185,307,541 180,453,143 Earnings (loss) per common share, basic $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Diluted: Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic $ 8,514 $ (12,270 ) Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders 1,605 (2,343 ) Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted $ 10,119 $ (14,613 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 185,307,541 180,453,143 Weighted average operating partnership units outstanding 34,304,835 34,116,765 Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding 657,575 — Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 220,269,951 214,569,908 Earnings (loss) per common share, diluted $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , additional potentially dilutive securities include outstanding stock options and performance based and annual LTIP unit awards. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , diluted shares exclude the impact of any such securities because their effect would be anti-dilutive. We accrue distributions when they are declared. WPG L.P. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unit We determine WPG L.P.'s basic earnings (loss) per common unit based on the weighted average number of common units outstanding during the period and we consider any participating securities for purposes of applying the two-class method. We determine WPG L.P.'s diluted earnings (loss) per unit based on the weighted average number of common units outstanding combined with the incremental weighted average units that would have been outstanding assuming all potentially dilutive securities were converted into common units at the earliest date possible. The following table sets forth the computation of WPG L.P.'s basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common unit: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unit, Basic and Diluted: Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders - basic and diluted $ 10,119 $ (14,613 ) Weighted average common units outstanding - basic 219,612,376 214,569,908 Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding 657,575 — Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 220,269,951 214,569,908 Earnings (loss) per common unit, basic and diluted $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , additional potentially dilutive securities include contingently-issuable units related to WPG Inc.'s outstanding stock options and WPG L.P.'s performance based and annual LTIP unit awards. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , diluted shares exclude the impact of any such securities because their effect would be anti-dilutive. We accrue distributions when they are declared.

Note 12 - Subsequent Events

Note 12 - Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	12. Subsequent Events On April 21, 2016, the trustee on behalf of the mortgage lender conducted a non-judicial foreclosure sale of Chesapeake Square, located in Chesapeake, Virginia, in which the Company’s affiliate previously held a majority ownership interest. The mortgage lender was the successful bidder at the sale. Upon the ownership transfer on April 28, 2016, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $36 million based on the cancellation of outstanding mortgage debt of $62.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Accounting Policies, by Policy

Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash and Cash Equivalents We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents generally consist of commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, repurchase agreements, and money market deposits or securities. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk include our cash and cash equivalents and our tenant receivables. We place our cash and cash equivalents in institutions with high credit quality. However, at certain times, such cash and cash equivalents may be in excess of FDIC and SIPC insurance limits.
Real Estate, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Investment Properties We record investment properties at fair value when acquired. Investment properties include costs of acquisitions; development, predevelopment, and construction (including allocable salaries and related benefits); tenant allowances and improvements; and interest and real estate taxes incurred during construction. We capitalize improvements and replacements from repair and maintenance when the repair and maintenance extends the useful life, increases capacity, or improves the efficiency of the asset. All other repair and maintenance items are expensed as incurred. We capitalize interest on projects during periods of construction until the projects are ready for their intended purpose based on interest rates in place during the construction period. We record depreciation on buildings and improvements utilizing the straight-line method over an estimated original useful life, which is generally five to 40 years. We review depreciable lives of investment properties periodically and we make adjustments when necessary to reflect a shorter economic life. We amortize tenant allowances and tenant improvements utilizing the straight-line method over the term of the related lease or occupancy term of the tenant, if shorter. We record depreciation on equipment and fixtures utilizing the straight-line method over three to ten years. We review investment properties for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of investment properties may not be recoverable. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, declines in a property's cash flows, ending occupancy, estimated market values or our decision to dispose of a property before the end of its estimated useful life. Furthermore, this evaluation is conducted no less frequently than quarterly, irrespective of changes in circumstances. We measure any impairment of investment property when the estimated undiscounted operating income before depreciation and amortization plus its residual value is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, we charge to expense the excess of the carrying value of the property over its estimated fair value. We estimate fair value using unobservable data such as operating income, estimated capitalization rates, leasing prospects and local market information. We may decide to dispose of properties that are held for use and the consideration received from these property dispositions may differ from their carrying values. We also review our investments, including investments in unconsolidated entities, if events or circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of our investments may not be recoverable. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value of the investments in unconsolidated entities is other-than-temporary. Changes in economic and operating conditions that occur subsequent to our review of recoverability of investment property and other investments in unconsolidated entities could impact the assumptions used in that assessment and could result in future charges to earnings if assumptions regarding those investments differ from actual results.
Equity Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Investments in Unconsolidated Entities Joint ventures are common in the real estate industry. We use joint ventures to finance properties, develop new properties, and diversify our risk in a particular property or portfolio of properties. On June 1, 2015, we completed a joint venture transaction with respect to the ownership and operation of five of our properties (see Note 5 - "Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity"). We held material unconsolidated joint venture ownership interests in six properties as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . Certain of our joint venture properties are subject to various rights of first refusal, buy-sell provisions, put and call rights, or other sale or marketing rights for partners which are customary in real estate joint venture agreements and the industry. We and our partners in these joint ventures may initiate these provisions (subject to any applicable lock up or similar restrictions), which may result in either the sale of our interest or the use of available cash or borrowings to acquire the joint venture interest from our partner.
Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Fair Value Measurements The Company measures and discloses its fair value measurements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820 - “Fair Value Measurement” (“Topic 820”). Topic 820 guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The fair value hierarchy, as defined by Topic 820, contains three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows: • Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. • Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves, that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. • Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which are typically based on an entity's own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. Note 6 - "Indebtedness" includes a discussion of the fair value of debt measured using Level 2 inputs. Note 4 - "Investment in Real Estate" includes a discussion of the fair values recorded in purchase accounting, using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. Level 3 inputs to our purchase accounting analyses include our estimations of net operating results of the property, capitalization rates and discount rates. Similar Level 3 inputs are used in our impairment analyses noted above. The Company has derivatives that must be measured under the fair value standard (see Note 7 - "Derivative Financial Instruments"). The Company currently does not have any non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Purchase Accounting We record the purchase price of acquisitions and any excess investment in unconsolidated entities to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component which may be derived from various observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions. Also, we may utilize third party valuation specialists. These components typically include buildings, land and intangibles related to in-place leases, and we estimate: • the fair value of land and related improvements and buildings on an as-if-vacant basis; • the market value of in-place leases based upon our best estimate of current market rents and amortize the resulting market rent adjustment into revenues; • the value of costs to obtain tenants, including tenant allowances and improvements and leasing commissions; and • the value of revenue and recovery of costs foregone during a reasonable lease-up period, as if the space was vacant. The fair value of building is depreciated over the estimated remaining life of the acquired building or related improvements. We amortize tenant improvements, in-place lease assets and other lease-related intangibles over the remaining life of the underlying leases. We also estimate the value of other acquired intangible assets, if any, which are amortized over the remaining life of the underlying related intangibles.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates We prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. This requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Segment Disclosure Our primary business is the ownership, development and management of retail real estate. We have aggregated our operations, including malls and community centers, into one reportable segment because they have similar economic characteristics and we provide similar products and services to similar types of, and in many cases, the same tenants.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." ASU No. 2014-09 revises GAAP by offering a single comprehensive revenue recognition standard instead of numerous revenue requirements for particular industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different accounting for economically similar transactions. An entity has the option to apply the provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this standard recognized at the date of initial application. On July 9, 2015, the FASB announced it would defer the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The FASB also decided to permit early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. We are currently evaluating our method of adopting and the impact, if any, the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amended existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of as a deferred charge. It was effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption was permitted. This new guidance reduced total assets and total long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets by amounts ($18.1 million and $19.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively) previously classified as deferred debt issuance costs (see Note 6 - "Indebtedness" for amounts), but this standard did not have any other effect on our consolidated financial statements. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments," which eliminates the requirement for an acquirer in a business combination to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Under this ASU, acquirers must recognize measurement-period adjustments in the period in which they determine the amounts, including the effect on earnings of any amounts they would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt this ASU in the third quarter of 2015, resulting in no material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." ASU No. 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The new leases standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition Leases [Policy Text Block]	Reclassifications Reclassifications of certain amounts in the 2015 consolidated financial statements have been made in order to conform with 2016 presentation.

Note 4 - Investment in Real E23

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	Investment properties $ 3,091,410 Cash and cash equivalents (1) 547,294 Tenant accounts receivable 14,311 Investment in and advances to unconsolidated real estate entities 21,994 Deferred costs and other assets (including intangibles) 370,079 Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenue (289,551 ) Distributions payable (2,658 ) Redeemable noncontrolling interests, including preferred units (5,795 ) Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed 3,747,084 Fair value of mortgage notes payable assumed (1,356,389 ) Net assets acquired 2,390,695 Less: Common shares issued (535,490 ) Less: Preferred shares issued (319,960 ) Less: Common operating partnership units issued to limited partners (29,482 ) Less: Cash and cash equivalents acquired (547,294 ) Net cash paid for acquisition $ 958,469
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]	Balance as of Intangible Asset/Liability Location on the Consolidated Balance Sheets Weighted Average Remaining Amortization (in years) March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Above-market leases - Company is lessor Deferred costs and other assets 7.4 $ 44,164 $ 47,285 Below-market leases - Company is lessor Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues 13.3 $ 124,073 $ 131,854 Above-market lease - Company is lessee Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues 31.2 $ 2,441 $ 2,461 In-place leases Deferred costs and other assets 9.6 $ 93,556 $ 99,836
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Total revenues $ 213,333 Net income attributable to the Company $ 13,934 Net income attributable to common shareholders $ 10,797 Earnings per common share-basic and diluted $ 0.06 Weighted average shares outstanding-basic (in thousands) 185,099 Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted (in thousands) 219,942 Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Total revenues $ 213,333 Net income attributable to unitholders $ 15,940 Net income attributable to common unitholders $ 12,803 Earnings per common unit-basic and diluted $ 0.06 Weighted average units outstanding-basic (in thousands) 219,468 Weighted average units outstanding-diluted (in thousands) 219,942

Note 5 - Investment in Uncons24

Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Total revenues $ 46,312 $ 8,464 Operating expenses 19,306 3,969 Depreciation and amortization 20,044 1,301 Operating income 6,962 3,194 Interest expense, net (7,889 ) (1,096 ) Net (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities (927 ) 2,098 Our share of (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities $ (1,161 ) $ 216

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Tables)

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, 2015 Face amount of mortgage loans $ 1,778,445 $ 1,782,103 Fair value adjustments, net 16,032 17,683 Debt issuance cost, net (5,857 ) (6,347 ) Carrying value of mortgage loans $ 1,788,620 $ 1,793,439
Roll Forward of Mortgage Indebtedness [Table Text Block]	Balance, December 31, 2015 $ 1,793,439 Debt amortization payments (3,658 ) Amortization of fair value and other adjustments (1,651 ) Amortization of debt issuance costs 490 Balance, March 31, 2016 $ 1,788,620
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Fair value of fixed-rate mortgages $1,686,130 $1,675,035 Weighted average discount rates assumed in calculation of fair value for fixed-rate mortgages 3.15 % 3.42 %

Note 7 - Derivative Financial26

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Derivatives Instruments Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Balance Sheet Location As of March 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 Interest rate products Asset derivatives Deferred costs and other assets $ — $ 1,658 Interest rate products Liability derivatives Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles and deferred revenues $ 14,273 $ 152
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCL on Derivative (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income (Effective Portion) Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended March 31, March 31, March 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 Interest rate products $ (15,397 ) $ (407 ) Interest expense $ 1,931 $ 3 Interest expense $ (2,342 ) $ —
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Balance at March 31, 2016 Derivative instruments, net $ — $ (14,273 ) $ — $ (14,273 ) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Liabilities (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Balance at December 31, 2015 Derivative instruments, net $ — $ 1,506 $ — $ 1,506

Note 8 - Equity (Tables)

Note 8 - Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]	Security Type Distribution per Share/Unit For the Quarter Ended Record Date Date Paid Common Shares/Units $0.2500 March 31, 2016 March 7, 2016 March 15, 2016 Series H Preferred Shares/Units (1) $0.4688 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016 Series I Preferred Shares/Units (1) $0.4297 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016 Series I‑1 Preferred Units (1) $0.4563 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2016 April 15, 2016

Note 10 - Related Party Trans28

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Tables) - Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Consolidated Properties [Member]
Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Tables) [Line Items]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Property management and common costs, services and other $ 4,215 $ 6,929 Insurance premiums $ — $ 2,269 Advertising and promotional programs $ 102 $ 219 Capitalized leasing and development fees $ 1,168 $ 1,631
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Tables) [Line Items]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Property management costs, services and other $ 124 $ 222 Insurance premiums $ — $ 3 Advertising and promotional programs $ 6 $ 10 Capitalized leasing and development fees $ 8 $ 2

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per29

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share/Unit (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic: Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic $ 8,514 $ (12,270 ) Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 185,307,541 180,453,143 Earnings (loss) per common share, basic $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Diluted: Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - basic $ 8,514 $ (12,270 ) Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders 1,605 (2,343 ) Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted $ 10,119 $ (14,613 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 185,307,541 180,453,143 Weighted average operating partnership units outstanding 34,304,835 34,116,765 Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding 657,575 — Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 220,269,951 214,569,908 Earnings (loss) per common share, diluted $ 0.05 $ (0.07 ) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unit, Basic and Diluted: Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders - basic and diluted $ 10,119 $ (14,613 ) Weighted average common units outstanding - basic 219,612,376 214,569,908 Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding 657,575 — Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 220,269,951 214,569,908 Earnings (loss) per common unit, basic and diluted $ 0.05 $ (0.07 )

Note 1 - Organization (Details)

Note 1 - Organization (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	Jan. 15, 2015USD ($)ft²$ / sharesshares	May. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015	May. 31, 2015ft²	Dec. 31, 2014ft²
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Trust, Minimum Percentage Required for Distribution to Not be Liable for Federal Income Taxes			100.00%
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs (in Dollars)				$ 20,810
Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member] | Ownership Interest Distributed [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		98
WP Glimcher [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties			119
Area of Real Estate Property (in Square Feet) | ft²						67
Washington Prime [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Area of Real Estate Property (in Square Feet) | ft²							53
WPG L.P. [Member] | Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Entity Common Shares Distributed From Former Parent		100.00%
WPG Inc. [Member] | Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Entity Common Shares Distributed From Former Parent		100.00%
Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Entity Common Shares Distributed From Former Parent		100.00%
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties					5
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties							25
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred (in Dollars)	$ 4,200,000
Area of Real Estate Property (in Square Feet) | ft²							17.2
Per Share Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 14.02
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred in Cash Per Share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 10.40
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares Issued for Each Share Held in Acquiree Entity (in Shares) | shares	0.1989
Business Acquisition, Share Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 3.62
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares) | shares	29,942,877
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt (in Dollars)	$ 1,356,389
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Glimcher Operating Partnership [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Conversion Ratio Upon Merger	0.7431
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties Sold to Fund Merger Consideration	2
Jersey Gardens Mall and UPV Mall [Member] | Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred (in Dollars)	$ 1,090,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt (in Dollars)	$ 405,000
Shopping Centers [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties			119
Shopping Centers [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 1 - Organization (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	23
Area of Real Estate Property (in Square Feet) | ft²	15.8
Additional Mortgages on Properties Acquired	14
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt (in Dollars)	$ 1,400,000

Note 2 - Basis of Presentatio31

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Threshold Ownership Interest in Which Entity Controls that Properties are Included in Financial Statements	100.00%
Shopping Centers [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	119
Wholly Owned Properties [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	106
Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	7
Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	6
WPG L.P. [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	84.10%	84.20%
Weighted Average [Member] | WPG L.P. [Member]
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Details) [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	84.10%		84.00%

Note 3 - Summary of Significa32

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Days, Or Less, to Maturity for a Highly Liquid Investment to Be Considered a Cash Equivalent	90 days
Number of Reportable Segments	1
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	6	6
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 18.1	$ 19.9
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties			5
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Equipment and Fixture [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Maximum [Member] | Equipment and Fixture [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years

Note 4 - Investment in Real E33

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 29, 2016USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2015USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2015USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Current	$ 20,000
Notes Receivable, Interest Rate	6.00%
Number of Extensions Available for Note Receivable	1
Term of Extension on Note Receivable	6 months
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal				$ (2,209)	$ 0
Shopping Centers [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties				119
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties						25
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual					68,800
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual					(10,300)
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 4,200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		$ 1,356,389
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Shopping Centers [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		23
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		$ 1,400,000
Canyon View Marketplace [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 10,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt			$ 5,500
Glimcher Credit Facility [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit		$ 155,000
Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				$ 96,900
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, Intangibles, and Deferred Revenues [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				95,100
Above Market Leases, Lessor [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				62,900
Below Market Leases, Lessor [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Gross				159,399
Above Market Leases, Lessee [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Gross				2,536
Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				156,842
Amortization of Intangible Assets				6,600	14,900
Above/Below Market Leases, Lessor [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets As a Net Increase to Minimum Rents				1,900	4,600
Above/Below Market Leases, Lessee [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets As a Net Decrease to Other Operating Expenses				$ 20	$ 26
Forest Mall and Northlake Mall [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) [Line Items]
Sales of Real Estate	$ 30,000
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	10,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	$ 2,200

Note 4 - Investment in Real E34

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jan. 15, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Investment properties		$ 3,091,410
Net cash paid for acquisition		958,469	$ 0	$ 956,602
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	[1]	547,294
Tenant accounts receivable		14,311
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated real estate entities		21,994
Deferred costs and other assets (including intangibles)		370,079
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenue		(289,551)
Distributions payable		(2,658)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, including preferred units		(5,795)
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed		3,747,084
Fair value of mortgage notes payable assumed		(1,356,389)
Net assets acquired		2,390,695
Less: Cash and cash equivalents acquired		(547,294)
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Less: equity issued		(535,490)
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Less: equity issued		(319,960)
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Capital Units [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Less: equity issued		$ (29,482)
[1]	Includes the proceeds from the Property Sale, net of the repayment of the $155.0 million balance on the Glimcher credit facility.

Note 4 - Investment in Real E35

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Summary of Intangible Assets and Liabilities Associated with Acquisitions - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Above Market Leases, Lessor [Member] | Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Remaining Amortization	7 years 146 days
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Balance	$ 44,164	$ 47,285
Below Market Leases, Lessor [Member] | Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, Intangibles, and Deferred Revenues [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Liabilities, Weighted Average Remaining Amortization	13 years 109 days
Finite-lived Intangible Liabilities, Balance	$ 124,073	131,854
Above Market Leases, Lessee [Member] | Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, Intangibles, and Deferred Revenues [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Liabilities, Weighted Average Remaining Amortization	31 years 73 days
Finite-lived Intangible Liabilities, Balance	$ 2,441	2,461
Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member] | Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Remaining Amortization	9 years 219 days
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Balance	$ 93,556	$ 99,836

Note 4 - Investment in Real E36

Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares
WPG Inc. [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 213,333
Net income attributable to the Company	13,934
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 10,797
Earnings per common share-basic and diluted (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.06
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic (in thousands) (in Shares) | shares	185,099
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted (in thousands) (in Shares) | shares	219,942
WPG L.P. [Member]
Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate (Details) - Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Financial Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 213,333
Net income attributable to unitholders	15,940
Net income attributable to common unitholders	$ 12,803
Earnings per common unit-basic and diluted (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.06
Weighted average units outstanding-basic (in thousands) (in Shares) | shares	219,468
Weighted average units outstanding-diluted (in thousands) (in Shares) | shares	219,942

Note 5 - Investment in Uncons37

Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) ft² in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 01, 2015USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016ft²
O'Connor Capital Partners [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		51.00%
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Reimbursement Received for Percentage of Costs Incurred	49.00%
Joint Venture, Costs of Transaction (in Dollars)	$ 432
Joint Venture,Reimbursement of Costs (in Dollars)	28.7
Acquisition of Controlling Interest Sale Or Disposal of Assets and Interests in Unconsolidated Entities Gain Or Loss (in Dollars)	$ 4.2
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member] | O'Connor Mall Partners, L.P. [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties	5
Real Estate Investments, Joint Ventures (in Dollars)	$ 1,625
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	51.00%
Equity Interest Sold, Percentage	49.00%
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member] | Pearlridge Center [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Properties Subject to Ground Leases		1
The Seminole Joint Venture [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		22.00%
The Seminole Joint Venture [Member] | Direct Interest [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		45.00%
The Seminole Joint Venture [Member] | Seminole Town Center [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Area of Real Estate Property (in Square Feet) | ft²		1.1
Other Joint Venture [Member] | Indirect Interest [Member]
Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		12.50%

Note 5 - Investment in Uncons38

Note 5 - Investment in Unconsolidated Entities, at Equity (Details) - Combined Statements of Operations for the Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Combined Statements of Operations for the Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 46,312	$ 8,464
Operating expenses	19,306	3,969
Depreciation and amortization	20,044	1,301
Operating income	6,962	3,194
Interest expense, net	(7,889)	(1,096)
Net (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities	(927)	2,098
Our share of (loss) income from the Company's unconsolidated real estate entities	$ (1,161)	$ 216

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details)

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands

Dec. 10, 2015

Oct. 21, 2015

Jun. 04, 2015

Mar. 24, 2015

Sep. 23, 2014

May. 15, 2014

Mar. 31, 2016

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2015

Jan. 11, 2016

Dec. 11, 2015

Oct. 30, 2015

Oct. 08, 2015

Jun. 19, 2015

Jan. 15, 2015

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Long-term Debt

$ 1,788,620

$ 1,793,439

Bridge Loan

$ 1,190,000

Notes Payable

$ 247,093

246,728

Number of Properties Encumbered by Cross-defaulted and Cross-collateralized Mortgages

6

Bridge Loan [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Term

364 days

Bridge Loan [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Financial Services Costs

$ 10,400

Bridge Loan [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Accelerated Amortization of Financing Costs

$ 4,100

Unsecured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

$ 900,000

Debt Instrument, Number of Extension Options

2

Long-term Debt

$ 263,800

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

2,800

Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity

635,900

Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount

$ 300

Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End

1.69%

Unsecured Debt [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

1.25%

1.25%

Senior Notes [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

$ 2,900

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

$ 250,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

3.85%

Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt

$ 248,400

Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate

0.028%

Mortgages [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Long-term Debt

1,788,620

1,793,439

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

$ 5,857

6,347

Secured Debt [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Loans

34

Number of Partial Recourse Loans

1

Number of Cross Defaulted and Cross Collateralized Mortgage Pools With Collateral Properties

39

Number of Properties Cross Defaulted and Cross Collateralized Mortgages Total

2

Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Minimum Number of Consecutive Quarters for Which Cash Levels Should Attain the Benchmark

2

Interest Rate Swaption [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Derivative, Notional Amount

$ 340,000

Maximum [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Bridge Loan

$ 1,250,000

Term Loan [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Number of Extension Options

2

Long-term Debt

$ 500,000

$ 500,000

Debt Instrument, Period of Extension Option

12 months

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

$ 200

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

1.89%

Term Loan [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

1.45%

1.45%

December 2015 Term Loan [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Long-term Debt

$ 336,600

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

3,400

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

$ 340,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

3.51%

December 2015 Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

1.80%

New Term Loan [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Long-term Debt

497,100

Debt Issuance Costs, Net

2,900

Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt

$ 500,000

New Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

1.45%

New Term Loan [Member] | Interest Rate Swaption [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Derivative, Notional Amount

$ 500,000

Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate

2.56%

Exchange Offer [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Face Amount, Exchanged

$ 250,000

Exchange Notes [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

3.85%

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount

$ 250,000

Notes Payable Exchanged [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount

$ 250,000

Mortgage Loan Secured by River Valley Mall [Member] | Consolidated Subsidiary of the Company [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Amount

$ 44,900

Mortgage Loan Secured by Chesapeake Square Mall [Member] | Consolidated Subsidiary of the Company [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Amount

$ 62,400

Mortgage Loan Secured by Merritt Square Mall [Member] | Consolidated Subsidiary of the Company [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Amount

$ 52,900

Fixed Rate Mortgage [Member] | Mortgages [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Long-term Debt

$ 1,600,000

$ 1,600,000

Fixed Rate Mortgage [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]

Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate

3.15%

3.42%

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Detail40

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) - Mortgage Indebtedness - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans	$ 1,788,620	$ 1,793,439
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of mortgage loans	1,778,445	1,782,103
Fair value adjustments, net	16,032	17,683
Debt issuance cost, net	(5,857)	(6,347)
Carrying value of mortgage loans	$ 1,788,620	$ 1,793,439

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Detail41

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) - Roll Forward of Mortgage Indebtedness $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Roll Forward of Mortgage Indebtedness [Abstract]
Balance	$ 1,793,439
Debt amortization payments	(3,658)
Amortization of fair value and other adjustments	(1,651)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	490
Balance	$ 1,788,620

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Detail42

Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) - Fair Value of Debt - Fixed Rate Mortgage [Member] - Secured Debt [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Note 6 - Indebtedness (Details) - Fair Value of Debt [Line Items]
Fair value of fixed-rate mortgages	$ 1,686,130	$ 1,675,035
Weighted average discount rates assumed in calculation of fair value for fixed-rate mortgages	3.15%	3.42%

Note 7 - Derivative Financial43

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative, Net Hedge Ineffectiveness Gain (Loss)	$ 2,300,000	$ 0
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months	6,500,000
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	(14,273,000)		$ 1,506,000
Cash Flow Hedges Derivative Instruments at Fair Value, Net	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Not Offset Against Collateral	15,993,000
Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	0		1,658,000
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	$ 14,273,000		152,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held	12
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 939,600,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	0		1,658,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	14,273,000		152,000
Ten Year Forward Starting Swap [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion	37,000	1,000,000
Three Year Forward Starting Swap [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion	5,212,000
Derivative Instruments, Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion	860,000
Seven Year Starting Swap [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion			10,148,000
Derivative Instruments, Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion			$ 1,101,000
Five Year Forward Starting Swap [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion		$ 593,000
Derivative, Term of Contract			5 years
Maximum [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 15,993,000
December 2015 Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Debt, Floor Interest Rate	0.00%

Note 7 - Derivative Financial44

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate products	$ (14,273)	$ 1,506
Deferred Costs and Other Assets [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate products	0	1,658
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate products	$ 14,273	$ 152

Note 7 - Derivative Financial45

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments - Interest Expense [Member] - Interest Rate Derivative [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate products	$ (15,397)	$ (407)
Interest rate products	1,931	3
Interest rate products	$ (2,342)	$ 0

Note 7 - Derivative Financial46

Note 7 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, net	$ (14,273)	$ 1,506
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, net	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, net	(14,273)	1,506
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, net	$ 0	$ 0

Note 8 - Equity (Details)

Note 8 - Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 15, 2015	Jan. 15, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	May. 28, 2014
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock (in Dollars)			$ 5	$ 0
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			35,129,921
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period			1,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number			1,144,181
Dividends Payable (in Dollars)			$ 2,992			$ 2,992
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares	4,700,000
Preferred Stock, Redemption Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 25
Preferred Stock, Per Share Amounts of Preferred Dividends in Arrears (in Dollars per share)	0.5868
Preferred Stock, Redemption and Accumulated and Unpaid Distribution Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)	25.5868
Preferred Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.5078
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock (in Dollars)	$ 120,300
Series H Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued			4,000,000			4,000,000
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued			3,800,000			3,800,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			5 years
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued			1,039,785
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued		1,125,014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			0
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		29,942,877
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued		4,700,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		8.125%
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Series H Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued		4,000,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		7.50%
Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Series I Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued		3,800,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		6.875%
Washington Prime Group, L.P. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized							10,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Annually Available for Grant Per Participant							500,000
Washington Prime Group, L.P. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Inducement LTIP Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Washington Prime Group, L.P. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Merger and Transaction Costs [Member] | Inducement LTIP Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars)			$ 2,300	2,300
Washington Prime Group, L.P. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Inducement LTIP Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars)			$ 1,900
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Reversal (in Dollars)					$ 1,200
The 2015 Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards [Member] | Inducement LTIP Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Minimum Employee Subscription Rate			30.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate			300.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Awards Calculation Input			15 days
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Percentage of Awards That Can be Available for Grant With Respect to Each Performance Period Granted Based on Achievement of Strategic Goals			40.00%
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Percentage of Awards That Can be Available for Grant with Respect to Each Performance Period Granted Based on Achievement of TSR Performance			60.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Allocated Units Paid Out			40.00%
The 2015 Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards [Member] | Performance LTIP Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			323,417
WPG L.P. [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock (in Dollars)			$ 5	$ 0
Dividends Payable (in Dollars)			$ 2,992			$ 2,992
WPG L.P. [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Acquisitions		1,621,695
WPG L.P. [Member] | Glimcher Realty Trust [Member] | Series I-1 Preferred Units [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Acquisitions		130,592
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Dividend Rate, Percentage		7.30%

Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Div

Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Dividends	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016$ / shares
Common Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Dividends [Line Items]
Common Shares/Units	$ 0.2500
Common Shares/Units	Mar. 7, 2016
Common Shares/Units	Mar. 15, 2016
Record Date	Mar. 7, 2016
Payable Date	Mar. 15, 2016
Series H Preferred Stock [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Dividends [Line Items]
Common Shares/Units	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Common Shares/Units	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
Dividend per Share/Unit	$ 0.4688	[1]
Record Date	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Payable Date	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
Series I Preferred Stock [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Dividends [Line Items]
Common Shares/Units	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Common Shares/Units	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
Dividend per Share/Unit	$ 0.4297	[1]
Record Date	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Payable Date	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
Series I-1 Preferred Units [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 8 - Equity (Details) - Dividends [Line Items]
Common Shares/Units	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Common Shares/Units	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
Dividend per Share/Unit	$ 0.4563	[1]
Record Date	Mar. 31, 2016	[1]
Payable Date	Apr. 15, 2016	[1]
[1]	Amounts total $3.0 million and are recorded as distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016.

Note 9 - Commitments and Cont49

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 15,993
Property Lease Guarantee [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	0
Property Lease Guarantee [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 3,000

Note 10 - Related Party Trans50

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member]
Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party	$ (3,847)	$ (3,455)
O'Connor Joint Venture [Member]
Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures	1,100	$ 1,200
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Anticipated Repayment Term		1 year
Other Income [Member] | O'Connor Joint Venture [Member]
Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	$ 1,400

Note 10 - Related Party Trans51

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) - Charges for Properties Which Are Consolidated - Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member] - Consolidated Properties [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Property Management Costs, Services and Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	$ 4,215	$ 6,929
Insurance Premiums [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	0	2,269
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	102	219
Capitalized Leasing and Development Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	$ 1,168	$ 1,631

Note 10 - Related Party Trans52

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details) - Charges for Properties Which Are Unconsolidated - Simon Property Group, Inc. [Member] - Unconsolidated Properties [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Property Management Costs, Services and Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	$ 124	$ 222
Insurance Premiums [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	0	3
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	6	10
Capitalized Leasing and Development Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts charged to related party	$ 8	$ 2

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per53

Note 11 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share/Unit (Details) - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share/Unit - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic:
Net (loss) income to common stockholders - basic (in Dollars)	$ 8,514	$ (12,270)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders - diluted (in Dollars)	$ 10,119	$ (14,613)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	185,307,541	180,453,143
Weighted average operating partnership units outstanding	34,304,835	34,116,765
Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding	657,575	0
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	220,269,951	214,569,908
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	185,307,541	180,453,143
Earnings (loss) per common share, diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Unit, Basic and Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders - basic and diluted (in Dollars)	$ 10,119	$ (14,613)
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic	219,612,376	214,569,908
Weighted average additional dilutive securities outstanding	657,575	0
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	220,269,951	214,569,908
Earnings (loss) per common unit, basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
Earnings (loss) per common share, basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.07)
Washington Prime [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic:
Net (loss) income to common stockholders - basic (in Dollars)	$ 1,605	$ (2,343)

Note 12 - Subsequent Events (De

Note 12 - Subsequent Events (Details) - Mortgages [Member] - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Millions	Apr. 21, 2016USD ($)
Note 12 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 36
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	$ 62.4