Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations	$	104,554		$	50,590		$	300,824		$	187,523
Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax		-			540			389			1,080
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2,601	)		(1,425	)		(13,899	)		(6,296	)
Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		(4	)		(2,779	)		7,396			(1,844	)
Preferred stock dividends		(14,573	)		(14,573	)		(43,720	)		(43,720	)
Income from continuing operations available to the common shareholders		87,376			32,353			250,990			136,743
Earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares		(431	)		(337	)		(1,292	)		(1,011	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders		86,945			32,016			249,698			135,732
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		92,759			8,837			76,510			(5,791	)
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for basic earnings per share	$	179,704		$	40,853		$	326,208		$	129,941
Weighted average common shares outstanding		409,326			408,060			408,868			407,459
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21		$	0.08		$	0.61		$	0.33
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.23			0.02			0.19			(0.01	)
Net income	$	0.44		$	0.10		$	0.80		$	0.32
Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	86,945		$	32,016		$	249,698		$	135,732
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		92,759			8,837			76,510			(5,791	)
Distributions on convertible units		130			-			390			-
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for diluted earnings per share	$	179,834		$	40,853		$	326,598		$	129,941
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		409,326			408,060			408,868			407,459
Effect of dilutive securities (a):
Equity awards		1,052			806			1,092			1,051
Assumed conversion of convertible units		723			-			723			-
Shares for diluted earnings per common share		411,101			408,866			410,683			408,510
Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.21		$	0.08		$	0.61		$	0.33
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.23			0.02			0.18			(0.01	)
Net income	$	0.44		$	0.10		$	0.79		$	0.32