Note 5 - Discontinued Operations and Assets Held-for-Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013			2012
Discontinued operations:
Revenues from rental property	$	71,906		$	129,315		$	157,472
Rental property expenses		(16,657	)		(39,425	)		(49,925	)
Depreciation and amortization		(15,019	)		(33,142	)		(47,916	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		(719	)		(2,971	)		(3,423	)
Interest expense		(1,823	)		(1,371	)		(4,855	)
Income from other real estate investments		680			720			676
Other expense, net		(756	)		(880	)		(254	)
Income from discontinued operating properties, before income taxes		37,612			52,246			51,775
Impairment of property carrying value, before income taxes (1)		(178,048	)		(157,972	)		(49,280	)
Gain on disposition of operating properties, before income taxes		203,271			48,731			85,894
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes		(11,850	)		8,462			9,585
Income/(loss) from discontinued operating properties		50,985			(48,533	)		97,974
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2,117	)		7,930			(4,661	)
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company	$	48,868		$	(40,603	)	$	93,313