Impairment of Real Estate, Impairment of Unconsolidated Entities, Write-Off of Abandoned Development Projects and Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Impairment of Real Estate, Impairment of Unconsolidated Entities, Write-Off of Abandoned Development Projects and Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt [Abstract]

Summary of Company's Impairment of real estate

The following table summarizes the Company’s impairment of real estate included in continuing operations.

		Years Ended January 31,
		2012		2011		2010
		(in thousands)
Land held for divestiture	Various	$	115,654	$	-	$	-
Investment in triple net lease retail property	Portage, Michigan		3,435		-		3,552
Development property at Waterfront Station	Washington, D.C.		-		3,103		-
Gladden Farms (Land Project)	Marana, Arizona		-		650		2,985
Other			235		1,010		2,370
		$	119,324	$	4,763	$	8,907

Summary of Company's Impairment of real estate in discontinued operation

		Years Ended January 31,
		2012		2011		2010
		(in thousands)
250 Huron (Office Building)	Cleveland, Ohio	$	10,257	$	2,040	$	-
Simi Valley Town Center (Regional Mall)	Simi Valley, California		-		76,962		-
Investment in triple net lease retail property	Pueblo, Colorado		-		2,641		-
Saddle Rock Village (Specialty Retail Center)	Aurora, Colorado		-		-		13,179
Two Sterling Glen supported-living apartment communities	Great Neck, New York     and Glen Cove, New York		-		-		9,775
101 San Fernando (Apartment Community)	San Jose, California		-		-		4,440
		$	10,257	$	81,643	$	27,394

Summary of Company's impairment of unconsolidated entities

The following table summarizes the Company’s impairment of unconsolidated entities.

		Years Ended January 31,
		2012		2011		2010
		(in thousands)
Equity method investments in land entities	Various	$	41,902	$	-	$	-
Specialty Retail Centers:
Village at Gulfstream Park	Hallandale Beach, Florida		35,674		35,000		-
Metreon	San Francisco, California		-		4,595		-
Commercial land and development rights	Cleveland, Ohio		4,610		-		-
Four Museum Park properties at Central Station	Chicago, Illinois		-		18,311		-
Office Buildings:
818 Mission Street	San Francisco, California		-		4,018		-
Bulletin Building	San Francisco, California		-		3,543		-
Millender Center	Detroit, Michigan		-		-		10,317
Pittsburgh Peripheral (Commercial Group Land Project)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		-		-		7,217
Uptown Apartments	Oakland, California		-		-		6,781
Classic Residence by Hyatt (Supported-Living Apartments)	Yonkers, New York		-		-		3,152
Other			-		6,992		8,889
		$	82,186	$	72,459	$	36,356