Note 10 - Mortgages and Other Financing Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013			2012
Balance at January 1	$	30,243		$	70,704		$	102,972
Additions:
New mortgage loans		52,728			8,527			29,496
Additions under existing mortgage loans		-			7,810			895
Write-off of loan discounts		286			-			-
Foreign currency translation		-			-			1,181
Amortization of loan discounts		126			653			247
Deductions:
Loan repayments		(7,330	)		(28,068	)		(60,740	)
Loan foreclosures		-			(25,572	)		-
Charge off/foreign currency translation		(1,066	)		(1,260	)		(430	)
Collections of principal		(972	)		(2,529	)		(2,861	)
Amortization of loan costs		(2	)		(22	)		(56	)
Balance at December 31	$	74,013		$	30,243		$	70,704