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Investment In Real Estate
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Investment In Real Estate [Abstract]  
Investment In Real Estate

5. Investment in Real Estate

Investment in real estate as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

 

     2011      2010  

Operating property:

     

Residential real estate

   $ 136,563       $ 178,417   

Commercial

     4,691         —     

Rural land sales

     139         139   

Forestry

     58,087         60,339   

Other

     410         510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating property

     199,890         239,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Development property:

     

Residential real estate

     157,245         478,278   

Commercial real estate

     57,600         65,465   

Rural land sales

     9,573         7,446   

Other

     —           306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total development property

     224,418         551,495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment property:

     

Commercial real estate

     700         1,753   

Forestry

     953         952   

Other

     3,471         5,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment property

     5,124         8,606   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates:

     

Residential real estate

     2,259         (2,122
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate investments

     431,691         797,384   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     44,489         41,992   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in real estate

   $ 387,202       $ 755,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Included in operating property are Company-owned amenities related to residential real estate, the Company's timberlands and land and buildings developed by the Company and used for commercial rental purposes. Development property consists of residential and commercial real estate land and inventory currently under development to be sold. Investment property includes the Company's land held for future use. See Note 3, Impairments of Long-lived Assets for further discussion regarding impairment charges the Company recorded in its residential and commercial real estate segments during 2011 and 2010.

Depreciation expense from continuing operations reported on real estate was $12.2 million in 2011, $9.5 million in 2010 and $9.9 million in 2009.