Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	18. Transactions with Related Parties: The Company provides management services for shopping centers owned principally by affiliated entities and various real estate joint ventures in which certain stockholders of the Company have economic interests. Such services are performed pursuant to management agreements which provide for fees based upon a percentage of gross revenues from the properties and other direct costs incurred in connection with management of the centers. Reference is made to Footnotes 3, 4, 7 and 19 for additional information regarding transactions with related parties. Ripco Real Estate Corp. (“Ripco”) business activities include serving as a leasing agent and representative for national and regional retailers including Target, Best Buy, Kohls and many others, providing real estate brokerage services and principal real estate investing. Mr. Todd Cooper, an officer and 50% shareholder of Ripco, is a son of Mr. Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company paid brokerage commissions of $0.3 million, $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, to Ripco for services rendered primarily as leasing agent for various national tenants in shopping center properties owned by the Company. The Company believes that the brokerage commissions paid were at or below the customary rates for such leasing services. Additionally, the Company held joint venture investments with Ripco in which the Company and Ripco each held 50% noncontrolling interests. The Company accounted for its investment in these joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. During 2013, the one remaining joint venture investment with Ripco sold its only operating property for a sales price of $3.5 million, which was encumbered by a $2.8 million loan, which was guaranteed by the Company. As a result of this transaction the loan was fully repaid and the Company was relieved of the corresponding debt guarantee on the loan. As such, as of December 31, 2013 the Company no longer held any joint venture investments with Ripco. ProHEALTH is a multi-specialty physician group practice offering one-stop health care. ProHEALTH’s CEO, Dr. David Cooper, M.D. is a son of Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Company. ProHEALTH and or its affiliates (“ProHEALTH”) have leasing arrangements with the Company whereby four property locations are currently under lease. Total annual base rent for properties leased to ProHEALTH for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 aggregated $0.7 million, $0.1 and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company determined that the leasing terms for these leases are consistent with fair market rental values and that the transactions, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to the Company than terms available to an unaffiliated third party under similar circumstances.

Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

18. Transactions with Related Parties:

The Company provides management services for shopping centers owned principally by affiliated entities and various real estate joint ventures in which certain stockholders of the Company have economic interests. Such services are performed pursuant to management agreements which provide for fees based upon a percentage of gross revenues from the properties and other direct costs incurred in connection with management of the centers. Reference is made to Footnotes 3, 4, 7 and 19 for additional information regarding transactions with related parties.

Ripco Real Estate Corp. (“Ripco”) business activities include serving as a leasing agent and representative for national and regional retailers including Target, Best Buy, Kohls and many others, providing real estate brokerage services and principal real estate investing. Mr. Todd Cooper, an officer and 50% shareholder of Ripco, is a son of Mr. Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company paid brokerage commissions of $0.3 million, $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, to Ripco for services rendered primarily as leasing agent for various national tenants in shopping center properties owned by the Company. The Company believes that the brokerage commissions paid were at or below the customary rates for such leasing services.

Additionally, the Company held joint venture investments with Ripco in which the Company and Ripco each held 50% noncontrolling interests. The Company accounted for its investment in these joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. During 2013, the one remaining joint venture investment with Ripco sold its only operating property for a sales price of $3.5 million, which was encumbered by a $2.8 million loan, which was guaranteed by the Company. As a result of this transaction the loan was fully repaid and the Company was relieved of the corresponding debt guarantee on the loan. As such, as of December 31, 2013 the Company no longer held any joint venture investments with Ripco.

ProHEALTH is a multi-specialty physician group practice offering one-stop health care. ProHEALTH’s CEO, Dr. David Cooper, M.D. is a son of Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Company. ProHEALTH and or its affiliates (“ProHEALTH”) have leasing arrangements with the Company whereby four property locations are currently under lease. Total annual base rent for properties leased to ProHEALTH for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 aggregated $0.7 million, $0.1 and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company determined that the leasing terms for these leases are consistent with fair market rental values and that the transactions, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to the Company than terms available to an unaffiliated third party under similar circumstances.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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