Note 5 - Discontinued Operations and Assets Held-for-Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

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

	2013			2012			2011
Discontinued operations:
Revenues from rental property	$	44,168		$	76,442		$	113,508
Rental property expenses		(14,861	)		(26,203	)		(40,054	)
Depreciation and amortization		(10,318	)		(25,820	)		(32,878	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		(847	)		(2,243	)		(2,904	)
Interest income/(expense)		300			(2,882	)		(3,672	)
Income from other real estate investments		-			13			1,703
Other expense, net		(449	)		(922	)		(351	)
Income from discontinued operating properties, before income taxes		17,993			18,385			35,352
Impairment of property carrying value, before income taxes		(98,815	)		(49,280	)		(19,698	)
Gain on disposition of operating properties, before income taxes		48,731			85,894			17,327
Benefit for income taxes		10,329			10,904			7,585
(Loss)/income from discontinued operating properties		(21,762	)		65,903			40,566
Net loss/(income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		8,301			(3,133	)		(2,799	)
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company	$	(13,461	)	$	62,770		$	37,767