Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations	$	80,118		$	64,344
Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax		-			540
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(8,860	)		(2,738	)
Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		6,571			299
Preferred stock dividends		(14,573	)		(14,573	)
Income from continuing operations available to the common shareholders		63,256			47,872
Earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares		(422	)		(390	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders		62,834			47,482
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		9,171			5,325
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for basic earnings per share	$	72,005		$	52,807
Weighted average common shares outstanding		408,367			406,662
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.15		$	0.12
Income from discontinued operations		0.03			0.01
Net income	$	0.18		$	0.13
Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	62,834		$	47,482
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		9,171			5,325
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for diluted earnings per share	$	72,005		$	52,807
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		408,367			406,662
Effect of dilutive securities (a): Equity awards		1,077			1,004
Shares for diluted earnings per common share		409,444			407,666
Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.15		$	0.12
Income from discontinued operations		0.03			0.01
Net income	$	0.18		$	0.13