Note 14 - Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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		5,631	$	56.3
Class C DownReit Units		587,204	$	17.9

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]

	2015			2014
Balance at January 1,	$	91,480		$	86,153
Issuance of redeemable partnership interests (1)		-			4,943
Income (2)		7,061			6,335
Distribution		(5,922	)		(5,951	)
Conversion of redeemable units		(5,910	)		-
Balance at December 31,	$	86,709		$	91,480