Impairment - Real Estate Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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:

	2013		2012		2011
Continuing operations	$	-	$	-	$	600,000
Discontinued operations		450,000		-		12,900,000
Total	$	450,000	$	-	$	13,500,000

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, 2013 and 2011, for which a nonrecurring change in fair value has been recorded during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2011.

			Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
			active markets for		observable		unobservable
2013	Fair Value as of		identical assets		inputs		inputs		Impairment
(in thousands)	measurement date		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Charge
Real Estate Investments	$	4,875	$	4,875	$	-0-	$	-0-	$	450

			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