Impairment - Real Estate Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Real Estate Investments Including Identifiable Intangible Assets Impairment [Table Text Block]

the Company recognized the following real estate impairments for the year ended December 31:

	2012		2011		2010
Continuing operations	$	—	$	600,000	$	6,160,000
Discontinued operations		—		12,900,000		1,980,000
Total	$	—	$	13,500,000	$	8,140,000

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the assets and liabilities carried on the balance sheet within the fair value valuation hierarchy (as described above) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, for which a nonrecurring change in fair value has been recorded during the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

			Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
			active markets for		observable		unobservable
2011	Fair Value as of		identical assets		inputs		inputs		Impairment
(in thousands)	measurement date		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Charge
Real Estate Investments	$	19,805	$	-0-	$	7,100	$	12,705	$	13,500

			Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
			active markets for		observable		unobservable
2010	Fair Value as of		identical assets		inputs		inputs		Impairment
(in thousands)	measurement date		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Charge
Real Estate Investments	$	16,137	$	8,577	$	1,386	$	6,174	$	8,140