Note 7 - Investment and Advances in Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Note 7 - Investment and Advances in Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2015										As of December 31, 2014
Venture	Average Ownership Interest		Number of Properties		GLA		Gross Real Estate		The Company's Investment		Average Ownership Interest		Number of Properties		GLA		Gross Real Estate		The Company's Investment
Prudential Investment Program (“KimPru” and “KimPru II”) (1) (2)		15.0%		53		9.6	$	2,531.6	$	175.5		15.0%		60		10.6	$	2,728.9	$	178.6
Kimco Income Opportunity Portfolio (“KIR”) (2)		48.6%		47		10.8		1,422.8		131.0		48.6%		54		11.5		1,488.2		152.1
Kimstone (2) (3)		33.3%		-		-		-		-		33.3%		39		5.6		1,098.7		98.1
BIG Shopping Centers (2)		50.1%		1		0.4		53.5		-		50.1%		6		1.0		151.6		-
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board(“CPP”) (2) (4)		55.0%		7		2.4		524.1		195.6		55.0%		7		2.4		504.0		188.9
Other Institutional Programs (2)		Various		8		1.1		248.0		5.2		Various		53		1.8		413.8		11.0
RioCan		50.0%		13		2.4		259.3		53.3		50.0%		45		9.3		1,205.8		159.8
Latin America (5)		Various		9		-		53.2		15.0		Various		13		0.1		91.2		24.4
Other Joint Venture Programs		Various		53		8.7		1,165.6		167.0		Various		60		9.5		1,401.2		224.3
Total				191		35.4	$	6,258.1	$	742.6				337		51.8	$	9,083.4	$	1,037.2

Summary of Properties and Land Parcel Disposed of [Table Text] Block

	Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Number of properties		Number of land parcels		Aggregate sales price (in millions)
KimPru and KimPru II		7		1	$	143.5
KIR		5		-	$	84.6
BIG Shopping Centers		4		-	$	75.0
Other Institutional Programs (1)		44		-	$	171.5
RioCan (3)		32		1	$	1,390.4
Latin America		4		9	$	16.2
Other Joint Venture Programs (2)		6		-	$	123.7

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Number of properties		Number of land parcels		Aggregate sales price (in millions)
KIR		3		-	$	19.7
BIG Shopping Centers (1)		15		-	$	166.6
Other Institutional Programs (2)		28		-	$	846.6
Latin America		14		-	$	324.5
Other Joint Venture Programs (3)		19		-	$	252.0

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Number of properties		Number of land parcels		Aggregate sales price (in millions)
KimPru and KimPru II (1)		1		-	$	15.8
KIR		1		-	$	30.0
Other Institutional Programs (2)		2		-	$	46.9
Latin America		104		-	$	945.4
Other Joint Venture Programs (3)		9		-	$	1,095.9

Joint Venture Investments Accounted for Under the Equity Method Debt Details [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2015							As of December 31, 2014
Venture	Mortgages and Notes Payable		Average Interest Rate			Average Remaining Term (months)**		Mortgages and Notes Payable		Average Interest Rate			Average Remaining Term (months)**
KimPru and KimPru II	$	777.1		5.54	%		12.6	$	920.0		5.53	%		23.0
KIR		811.6		4.64	%		62.3		860.7		5.04	%		61.9
Kimstone		-		-			-		701.3		4.45	%		28.7
BIG Shopping Centers		54.5		5.45	%		10.1		144.6		5.52	%		22.0
CPP		109.9		5.25	%		3.5		112.0		5.05	%		10.1
Other Institutional Programs		163.9		4.74	%		24.0		272.9		5.21	%		23.5
RioCan		87.5		5.02	%		11.0		640.5		4.29	%		39.9
Other Joint Venture Programs		794.6		5.26	%		47.6		921.9		5.31	%		58.6
Total	$	2,799.1						$	4,573.9

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Assets:
Real estate, net	$	4,855.5	$	7,422.0
Other assets		252.2		312.6
	$	5,107.7	$	7,734.6
Liabilities and Partners’/Members’ Capital:
Notes and mortgages payable	$	2,770.1	$	4,553.1
Construction loans		29.0		21.0
Other liabilities		16.2		120.5
Noncontrolling interests		92.5		21.4
Partners’/Members’ capital		2,199.9		3,018.6
	$	5,107.7	$	7,734.6

Schedule of Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Revenues from rental property	$	842.5		$	1,059.9		$	1,280.2
Operating expenses		(265.9	)		(333.5	)		(410.3	)
Interest expense		(202.8	)		(247.3	)		(316.4	)
Depreciation and amortization		(191.9	)		(260.0	)		(298.8	)
Impairment charges		(63.4	)		(23.1	)		(32.3	)
Other income/(expense), net		4.4			(14.4	)		(16.2	)
		(719.6	)		(878.3	)		(1,074.0	)
Income from continuing operations		122.9			181.6			206.2
Discontinued Operations:
Income from discontinued operations		-			2.8			14.1
Impairment on dispositions of properties		-			(3.8	)		(14.8	)
Gain on dispositions of properties		-			471.1			229.5
		-			470.1			228.8
Gain on sale of operating properties		1,166.7			-			-
Net income	$	1,289.6		$	651.7		$	435.0

Income [Member]

Note 7 - Investment and Advances in Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
KimPru and KimPru II (1) (4)	$	7.1		$	8.1		$	9.1
KIR (5)		41.0			26.5			25.3
Kimstone		0.7			2.0			3.6
BIG Shopping Centers (9)		2.4			22.5			3.0
CPP		9.6			7.1			5.8
Other Institutional Programs		1.6			4.3			7.6
RioCan		399.4			30.6			27.6
Latin America (6) (8)		(0.7	)		(3.8	)		103.1
Other Joint Venture Programs (2) (3) (7)		19.3			62.3			23.6
Total	$	480.4		$	159.6		$	208.7