Note 14 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amounts			Estimated Fair Value	Carrying Amounts		Estimated Fair Value
Marketable Securities (1)	$	35,811	$	36,117	$	33,540	$	33,908
Notes Payable (2)	$	3,159,943	$	3,387,913	$	2,983,886	$	3,136,728
Mortgages Payable (3)	$	1,015,313	$	1,082,627	$	1,085,371	$	1,166,116
Construction Loans Payable (3)	$	42,935	$	48,559	$	45,128	$	49,345
Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (termination dates ranging from 2019 – 2027) (4)	$	-	$	-	$	2,654	$	5,044

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

	Balance at September 30, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable equity securities	$	32,725	$	32,725	$	-	$	-

	Balance at December 31, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable equity securities	$	30,462	$	30,462	$	-	$	-
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	222	$	-	$	222	$	-

	Balance at September 30, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Real estate	$	16,141	$	-	$	-	$	16,141

	Balance at December 31, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Real Estate	$	5,289	$	-	$	-	$	5,289
Other real estate investments (1)	$	9,041	$	-	$	9,041	$	-