Note 14 - Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Convertible Non-convertible Units [Table Text Block]

Type	Number of Units Issued		Par Value Per Unit		Return Per Annum
Preferred A Units (1)		81,800,000	$	1.00		7.0%
Class A Preferred Units (1)		2,000	$	10,000	LIBOR plus 2.0%
Class B-1 Preferred Units (2)		2,627	$	10,000		7.0%
Class B-2 Preferred Units (1)		5,673	$	10,000		7.0%
Class C DownReit Units (2)		640,001	$	30.52	Equal to the Company’s common stock dividend

Redeemed Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

Type	Units Redeemed		Par Value Redeemed (in millions)
Preferred A Units		2,200,000	$	2.2
Class A Preferred Units		2,000	$	20.0
Class B-1 Preferred Units		2,438	$	24.4
Class B-2 Preferred Units		5,576	$	55.8
Class C DownReit Units		61,804	$	1.9

Redeemable Units [Table Text Block]

Type	Number of Units Issued		Par Value Per Unit		Return Per Annum
Class A Units (1)		13,963		$1,000		5.0%
Class B Units (2)		647,758		$37.24		Equal to the Company’s common stock dividend

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

	2014		2013
Balance at January 1,	$	86,153	$	81,076
Issuance of redeemable partnership interests (1) (2)		4,943		5,223
Unit redemptions		-		-
Fair market value adjustment, net		225		(225	)
Other		159		79
Balance at December 31,	$	91,480	$	86,153