Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions In addition to related party transactions discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, the Company has an indemnity obligation to Vornado Realty Trust, one of its significant shareholders, with respect to actions by the Company that affect Vornado Realty Trust's status as a REIT. All related party acquisitions, sales and loans were approved by the independent members of the Company's Board of Trustees or the Audit Committee. During 2011, the Company advanced an aggregate $20,077 to NLS entities in the form of interest bearing, non-recourse mortgage notes to satisfy maturing non-recourse mortgages. These advances were satisfied in full in 2011. The Company leases certain properties to entities in which Vornado Realty Trust, a significant shareholder, has an interest. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $744, $842 and $864, respectively, in rental revenue, including discontinued operations, from these properties. The Company leases its corporate office from an affiliate of Vornado Realty Trust. Rent expense for this property was $1,225, $919 and $1,281 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2012, the Company's Board of Trustees granted a waiver of the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to allow the Company to enter into a joint venture with an affiliate of its Chairman, which intends to raise capital from foreign investors seeking entry into the United States of America. As of the date of filing this Annual Report, no joint venture agreement has been entered into by the Company with the affiliate of its Chairman.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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