Notes Payable (Summary Of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	$ 174,432	$ 196,597
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.27%	4.31%
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2027
Notes Payable	27,914	27,913
Australian NAB Corporate Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.04%	5.82%
Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Notes Payable	61,424	75,349
Australian NAB Corporate Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.04%	5.82%
Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Australian Shopping Center Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date, Start	2013
Maturity Date, End	2014
Notes Payable	140	208
New Zealand Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%	4.70%
Maturity Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Notes Payable	23,304	23,148
US Bank Of America Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.02%	3.26%
Maturity Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Payable	32,375	30,000
US Bank Of America Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.02%	3.21%
Maturity Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Payable		2,007
US Cinema 1, 2, 3 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.21%	5.24%
Maturity Date	Jun. 27, 2014
Notes Payable	15,000	15,000
US Liberty Theaters Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		6.20%
Maturity Date	Apr. 01, 2013
Notes Payable		6,429
Minetta And Orpheum Theaters Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.93%
Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2018
Notes Payable	7,500
US Nationwide Loan 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		8.50%
Maturity Date	Feb. 21, 2013
Notes Payable		593
US Sutton Hill Capital Note – Related Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		8.25%
Maturity Date	Jun. 18, 2013
Notes Payable		9,000
US Union Square Theatre Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.92%	5.92%
Maturity Date	May 01, 2015
Notes Payable	$ 6,775	$ 6,950