Note 21 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Book to Tax Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2014 (Estimated)			2013 (Actual)			2012 (Actual)
GAAP net income attributable to the Company	$	424,001		$	236,281		$	266,073
Less: GAAP net income of taxable REIT subsidiaries		(13,110	)		(5,950	)		(5,249	)
GAAP net income from REIT operations (a)		410,891			230,331			260,824
Net book depreciation in excess of tax depreciation		39,620			32,906			37,492
Capitalized leasing/legal commissions		(13,576	)		-			(12,986	)
Deferred/prepaid/above and below market rents, net		(20,487	)		(11,985	)		(16,050	)
Fair market value debt amortization		(7,419	)		(3,510	)		(2,977	)
Accounts receivable reserve		(681	)		(3,047	)		(741	)
Restricted stock		(1,078	)		(2,247	)		(200	)
Book/tax differences from non-qualified stock options		(5,144	)		(255	)		1,774
Book/tax differences from investments in real estate joint ventures		33,268			(11,928	)		60,441
Book/tax difference on sale of property		(152,613	)		36,896			(77,853	)
Foreign income tax from Mexico capital gains		(17,387	)		(31,130	)		-
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment & deferred tax adjustment		145,608			5,095			-
Book adjustment to property carrying values and marketable equity securities		93,956			22,811			2,656
Taxable currency exchange (loss)/gain, net		(73,138	)		(25,958	)		(2,620	)
Book/tax differences on capitalized costs		5,498			4,607			5,781
Repair regulation deduction		(95,033	)		-			-
Dividends from taxable REIT subsidiaries		66,745			2,980			2,304
GAAP change in control gain		(107,235	)		9,147			(15,555	)
Other book/tax differences, net		(1,052	)		(4,822	)		502
Adjusted REIT taxable income	$	300,743		$	249,891		$	242,792

Taxable Characteristics of Distributions Paid [Table Text Block]

	2014				2013				2012
Preferred F Dividends
Ordinary income	$	-	-	%	$	-	-	%	$	9,116	94	%
Capital gain		-	-	%		-	-	%		582	6	%
	$	-	-	%	$	-	-	%	$	9,698	100	%
Preferred G Dividends
Ordinary income	$	-	-	%	$	-	-	%	$	33,046	94	%
Capital gain		-	-	%		-	-	%		2,109	6	%
	$	-	-	%	$	-	-	%	$	35,155	100	%
Preferred H Dividends
Ordinary income	$	6,762	56	%	$	8,694	72	%	$	11,351	94	%
Capital gain		5,313	44	%		3,381	28	%		725	6	%
	$	12,075	100	%	$	12,075	100	%	$	12,076	100	%
Preferred I Dividends
Ordinary income	$	13,440	56	%	$	17,280	72	%	$	12,847	94	%
Capital gain		10,560	44	%		6,720	28	%		820	6	%
	$	24,000	100	%	$	24,000	100	%	$	13,667	100	%
Preferred J Dividends
Ordinary income	$	6,930	56	%	$	8,910	72	%	$	2,585	94	%
Capital gain		5,445	44	%		3,465	28	%		165	6	%
	$	12,375	100	%	$	12,375	100	%	$	2,750	100	%
Preferred K Dividends
Ordinary income	$	5,513	56	%	$	6,064	72	%	$	-	-	%
Capital gain		4,331	44	%		2,358	28	%		-	-	%
	$	9,844	100	%	$	8,422	100	%	$	-	-	%
Common Dividends
Ordinary income	$	133,048	36	%	$	158,001	46	%	$	222,751	72	%
Capital Gain		103,483	28	%		61,827	18	%		15,469	5	%
Return of capital		133,048	36	%		123,654	36	%		71,156	23	%
	$	369,579	100	%	$	343,482	100	%	$	309,376	100	%
Total dividends distributed	$	427,873			$	400,354			$	382,722

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013			2012
Income/(loss) before income taxes – U.S.	$	22,176		$	(4,849	)	$	8,390
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes, net:
Federal :
Current		(522	)		(1,647	)		(503	)
Deferred		(7,156	)		9,725			(535	)
Federal tax (provision)/benefit		(7,678	)		8,078			(1,038	)
State and local:
Current		(165	)		1,159			(1,543	)
Deferred		(1,223	)		1,562			(560	)
State tax (provision)/benefit		(1,388	)		2,721			(2,103	)
Total tax (provision)/benefit – U.S.		(9,066	)		10,799			(3,141	)
Net income from U.S. taxable REIT subsidiaries	$	13,110		$	5,950		$	5,249
Income before taxes – Non-U.S.	$	116,184		$	188,215		$	33,842
(Provision)/benefit for Non-U.S. income taxes:
Current	$	(18,131	)	$	(30,102	)	$	5,790
Deferred		(6,749	)		2,045			1,239
Non-U.S. tax (provision)/benefit	$	(24,880	)	$	(28,057	)	$	7,029

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Tax/GAAP basis differences	$	68,702		$	50,133
Net operating losses		51,142			72,716
Related party deferred losses		3,843			6,214
Tax credit carryforwards		3,899			3,773
Capital loss carryforwards		3,995			3,867
Charitable contribution carryforwards		11			-
Non-U.S. tax/GAAP basis differences		10,566			50,920
Valuation allowance – U.S.		(25,045	)		(25,045	)
Valuation allowance – Non-U.S.		(9,257	)		(38,667	)
Total deferred tax assets		107,856			123,911
Deferred tax liabilities – U.S.		(25,503	)		(21,302	)
Deferred tax liabilities – Non-U.S.		(6,812	)		(11,367	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	75,541		$	91,242

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2014		2013			2012
Federal provision/(benefit) at statutory tax rate (35%)	$	7,762	$	(1,697	)	$	2,936
State and local provision/(benefit), net of federal benefit		1,304		(205	)		230
Acquisition of FNC		-		(9,126	)		-
Other		-		229			(25	)
Total tax provision/(benefit) – U.S.	$	9,066	$	(10,799	)	$	3,141

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	2014		2013
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,590	$	16,890
Increases for tax positions related to current year		59		15
Reduction due to adoption of ASU 2013-11(a)		-		(12,315	)
Balance, end of year	$	4,649	$	4,590