Note 7 - Discontinued Operations and Assets Held-for-Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Discontinued operations:
Revenues from rental property	$	27,155		$	65,783		$	96,794
Rental property expenses		(10,069	)		(24,144	)		(33,015	)
Depreciation and amortization		(13,249	)		(19,427	)		(30,431	)
Interest expense		(997	)		(1,848	)		(9,429	)
Income from other real estate investments		13			2,000			20,781
Other expense, net		(212	)		(114	)		(760	)
Income from discontinued operating properties, before income taxes		2,641			22,250			43,940
Loss on operating properties sold, before income taxes		-			-			(35	)
Impairment of property carrying value, before income taxes		(22,458	)		(19,698	)		(6,460	)
Gain on disposition of operating properties, before income taxes		85,894			17,327			1,981
(Provision)/ benefit for income taxes		(2,079	)		3,126			(274	)
Income from discontinued operating properties		63,998			23,005			39,152
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,731	)		(1,384	)		(5,288	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company	$	62,267		$	21,621		$	33,864