Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional
Interest Rate Swaps	5	$255,000

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.

	As of December 31, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest Rate Swap Liability	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(6,556	)	Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities	$	(3,236	)

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for 2012 and 2011:

Derivatives in Cash Flow	Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) December 31,						Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) December 31,
Hedging Relationships	2012			2011				2012		2011
Interest Rate Swap	$	(8,886	)	$	(835	)	Interest expense	$	724	$	2,879

Derivatives Not Designated as	Location of Gain Recognized in	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative December 31,
Hedging Instruments	Income on Derivative	2012		2011
Forward Purchase Equity Commitment	Change in value of forward equity commitment	$	—	$	2,030