Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Mortgage Fair Value Adjustment	$ (34,154)
Other Assets	5,841
	1,182,472
Above Market Rents	24,995
Below Market Rents	(67,101)
In-Place Leases	93,617
Land [Member]
Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Property	335,891
Building [Member]
Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Property	561,601
Building Improvements [Member]
Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Property	239,897
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Note 2 - Operating Property Activities (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Property	$ 21,885

Business acquisition purchase price allocation above market price.

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Business acquisition purchase price allocation above market rents.

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Business acquisition purchase price allocation fair value debt adjustment.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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This element represents the amount of value allocated by a lessor (acquirer) to lease agreements which exist at acquisition of a leased property. Such amount may include the value assigned to existing tenant relationships and excludes the market adjustment component of the value assigned for above or below-market leases acquired.

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