Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders' Equity (Earnings Per Share Tables - Basic Computation Of EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ (142,052) | $ 31,391 | $ (89,686) | ||||||||
| Add: Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures | $ 462 | $ (281) | $ 373 | $ 490 | 1,044 | 778 | 2,199 | ||||
| Add: Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership | 3,795 | 15,530 | (4,383) | 314 | $ 1,152 | $ (248) | $ (6,514) | $ 2,008 | 15,256 | (3,602) | 10,459 |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders | (125,752) | 28,567 | (77,028) | ||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders | 62,119 | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ (31,718) | $ (126,892) | $ 35,379 | $ (2,521) | $ (9,240) | $ 1,982 | $ 51,123 | $ (15,298) | $ (125,752) | $ 28,567 | $ (14,909) |
| Weighted average common shares | 89,291 | 88,727 | 87,762 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders | $ (1.41) | $ 0.32 | $ (0.88) | ||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders | 0.71 | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ (0.35) | $ (1.42) | $ 0.40 | $ (0.03) | $ (0.10) | $ 0.02 | $ 0.58 | $ (0.17) | $ (1.41) | $ 0.32 | $ (0.17) |
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