Note 5 - Other Real Estate Investments	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Other Real Estate Investments and Other Assets [Text Block]	5 . Other Real Estate Investments Preferred Equity Capital - The Company previously provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with its preferred equity investments is primarily limited to its net investment. As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was $198.1 million relating to 357 properties, including 345 net leased properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized income of $27.2 million from its preferred equity investments, including $14.8 million of cumulative foreign currency translation gain recognized as a result of the substantial liquidation of the Company’s investments in Canada during 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company earned $22.3 million from its preferred equity investments, including $10.1 million in profit participation earned from four capital transactions. These amounts are included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Kimsouth (Albertsons) - Kimsouth Realty Inc. (“Kimsouth”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KRS AB Acquisition, LLC (the “ABS Venture”) is a subsidiary of Kimsouth that has a 14.35% noncontrolling interest (of which the Company’s share is 9.8% ), in AB Acquisition, LLC (“AB Acquisition”), a joint venture which owns Albertsons LLC (“Albertsons”), NAI Group Holdings Inc. and Safeway Inc. The Company holds a controlling interest in the ABS Venture and consolidates this entity. During June 2017, the Company and ABS Venture received an aggregate cash distribution of $34.6 million from Albertsons, of which the Company’s combined share was $23.7 million with the remaining $10.9 million distributed to the two noncontrolling interest members in the ABS Venture. This distribution exceeded the Company’s carrying basis and as such was recognized as income and is included in Equity in income from other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other Real Estate Investments

Preferred Equity Capital -

The Company

previously provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with its preferred equity investments is primarily limited to its net investment.

As of

September 30, 2017,

the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was

$198.1

million relating to

357

properties, including

345

net leased properties. During the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017,

the Company recognized income of

$27.2

million from its preferred equity investments, including

$14.8

million of cumulative foreign currency translation gain recognized as a result of the substantial liquidation of the Company’s investments in Canada during

2017.

During the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016,

the Company earned

$22.3

million from its preferred equity investments, including

$10.1

million in profit participation earned from

four

capital transactions. These amounts are included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Kimsouth

(Albertsons)

Kimsouth Realty Inc. (“Kimsouth”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

KRS AB Acquisition, LLC (the “ABS Venture”) is a subsidiary of Kimsouth that has a

14.35%

noncontrolling interest (of which the Company’s share is

9.8%

), in AB Acquisition, LLC (“AB Acquisition”), a joint venture which owns Albertsons LLC (“Albertsons”), NAI Group Holdings Inc. and Safeway Inc. The Company holds a controlling interest in the ABS Venture and consolidates this entity.

During

June 2017,

the Company and ABS Venture received an aggregate cash distribution of

$34.6

million from Albertsons, of which the Company’s combined share was

$23.7

million with the remaining

$10.9

million distributed to the

two

noncontrolling interest members in the ABS Venture. This distribution exceeded the Company’s carrying basis and as such was recognized as income and is included in Equity in income from other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.