Notes Payable (Summary Of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	$ 196,597	$ 209,614
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.31%	9.22%
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2027
Notes Payable	27,913	27,913
NAB Australian Corporate Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.82%	7.20%
Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Notes Payable	75,349	88,671
NAB Australian Corporate Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.82%	7.20%
Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Australian Shopping Center Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date, Start	2012
Maturity Date, End	2014
Notes Payable	208	384
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%	4.15%
Maturity Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Notes Payable	23,148	21,854
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.26%
Maturity Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Payable	30,000
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.21%
Maturity Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Payable	2,007
Previous US Cinemas 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		6.73%
Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2012
Notes Payable		15,000
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.24%
Maturity Date	Jun. 27, 2013
Notes Payable	15,000
US GE Capital Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		5.50%
Maturity Date	Oct. 31, 2012
Notes Payable		32,188	27,700
US Liberty Theaters Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.20%	6.20%
Maturity Date	Apr. 01, 2013
Notes Payable	6,429	6,583
US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	8.50%	8.50%
Maturity Date	Feb. 21, 2013
Notes Payable	593	597
US Sanborn Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		7.00%
Maturity Date	Jan. 31, 2012
Notes Payable		250
US Sutton Hill Capital Note - Related Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	8.25%	8.25%
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Notes Payable	9,000	9,000
US Union Square Term Loan - Sun Life [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.92%	5.92%
Maturity Date	May 01, 2015
Notes Payable	$ 6,950	$ 7,174