Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2013 InTown Suites Management, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 InTown Suites Management, Inc. [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Rental Revenue [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Rental Revenue [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Product Concentration Risk [Member] Rental Revenue [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract										5 years	25 years
Concentration Risk, Percentage							97.00%	97.00%	97.00%
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current	$ 704,800,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Two Years	649,600,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years	570,200,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years	483,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years	390,500,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter	1,913,900,000
Straight Line Rent	4,800,000	6,200,000	8,100,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months	12,300,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years	11,300,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years	10,400,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years	9,900,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years	8,800,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter	164,400,000
Sales of Real Estate				735,000,000
Transfer Mortgage Payable		17,083,000		609,200,000
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property				21,700,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	139,700,000				139,700,000	[1]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	31,900,000
Performance and Surety Bonds	$ 21,100,000

[1] During June 2013, the Company sold its unconsolidated investment in the InTown portfolio for a sales price of $735.0 million which included the assignment of $609.2 million in debt. This transaction resulted in a deferred gain to the Company of $21.7 million. The Company continues to maintain its guarantee of a portion of the debt assumed by the buyer ($139.7 million as of December 31, 2013). The guarantee is collateralized by the buyer's ownership interest in the portfolio. Additionally, the Company has entered into a commitment to provide financing up to the outstanding amount of the guaranteed portion of the loan for five years past the date of maturity. This commitment can be in the form of extensions with the current lender or a new lender or financing directly from the Company to the buyer.