Note 4 - Investments and Advances in Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Joint Venture Investments Accounted For Under The Equity Method, Debt Details [Table Text Block]

	As of March 31, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
Venture	Mortgages and Notes Payable		Weighted Average Interest Rate			Weighted Average Remaining Term (months)**		Mortgages and Notes Payable		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Weighted Average Remaining Term (months)**
KimPru and KimPru II	$	1,009.2		5.54	%		41.6	$	$1,010.2		5.54%		44.5
KIR		927.5		5.11	%		80.0		914.6		5.22%		78.6
UBS Programs		656.0		5.40	%		35.7		691.9		5.40%		39.1
BIG Shopping Centers		406.3		5.52	%		42.5		443.8		5.52%		45.5
CPP		140.8		5.18	%		28.0		141.5		5.19%		31.0
Kimco Income Fund		160.6		5.45	%		17.8		161.4		5.45%		20.7
SEB Immobilien		243.8		5.11	%		52.3		243.8		5.11%		55.3
RioCan		904.0		5.06	%		41.9		923.2		5.16%		41.2
Intown		612.1		4.48	%		43.2		614.4		4.46%		46.1
Other Institutional Programs		300.7		5.25	%		36.5		310.5		5.24%		39.0
Other Joint Venture Programs		1,577.9		5.73	%		59.4		1,612.2		5.70%		57.8
Total	$	6,938.9						$	7,067.5

Investment Details [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	As of March 31, 2013											As of December 31, 2012
Venture	Average Ownership Interest			Number of Properties		GLA		Gross Real Estate		The Company's Investment		Average Ownership Interest			Number of Properties		GLA		Gross Real Estate		The Company's Investment
Prudential Investment Program (“KimPru” and “KimPru II”) (1) (2)		15.0	%		61		10.7	$	2,733.0	$	170.2		15.0	%		61		10.7	$	2,744.9	$	170.1
Kimco Income Opportunity Portfolio (“KIR”) (2)		45.0	%		58		12.4		1,544.3		140.5		45.0	%		58		12.4		1,543.2		140.3
UBS Programs (“UBS”) (2)(7)*		17.9	%		39		5.6		1,260.1		58.0		17.9	%		40		5.7		1,260.1		58.4
BIG Shopping Centers (2)*		37.9	%		21		3.4		518.4		32.4		37.7	%		22		3.6		547.7		31.3
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board     (“CPP”) (2)		55.0	%		6		2.4		436.0		148.7		55.0	%		6		2.4		436.1		149.5
Kimco Income Fund (2)(6)		29.8	%		12		1.5		287.3		32.2		15.2	%		12		1.5		287.0		12.3
SEB Immobilien (2)		15.0	%		13		1.8		361.4		1.3		15.0	%		13		1.8		361.2		1.5
Other Institutional Programs (2) (8)	Various				57		2.5		451.6		16.9	Various				58		2.6		499.2		21.3
RioCan		50.0	%		45		9.3		1,349.3		103.5		50.0	%		45		9.3		1,379.3		111.0
Intown (3)		-			138		N/A		844.1		83.1		-			138		N/A		841.0		86.9
Latin America	Various				131		18.0		1,192.2		342.6	Various				131		18.0		1,198.1		334.2
Other Joint Venture Programs (4) (5)	Various				86		13.1		1,819.4		312.8	Various				87		13.2		1,846.7		311.4
Total					667		80.7	$	12,797.1	$	1,442.2					671		81.2	$	12,944.5	$	1,428.2

Income Details [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2012
KimPru and KimPru II (12)	$	2.0		$	2.0
KIR		7.1			6.0
UBS Programs		0.9			(0.2	)
BIG Shopping Centers (9)		2.0			(0.7	)
CPP		1.5			1.3
Kimco Income Fund		0.7			0.8
SEB Immobilien		0.3			0.1
Other Institutional Programs		0.3			3.0
RioCan		6.2			5.2
Intown		(0.2	)		0.5
Latin America (14)		1.6			2.7
Other Joint Venture Programs (5) (8) (10) (11) (13)		1.7			14.0
Total	$	24.1		$	34.7