Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations	$	280,759		$	75,596
Gain on sale of operating properties		32,055			-
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2,397	)		(8,860	)
Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			6,613
Preferred stock dividends		(14,573	)		(14,573	)
Income from continuing operations available to the common shareholders		295,844			58,776
Earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares		(1,341	)		(422	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders		294,503			58,354
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		(75	)		13,651
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for basic earnings per share	$	294,428		$	72,005
Weighted average common shares outstanding		410,433			408,367
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.72		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations		-			0.04
Net income	$	0.72		$	0.18
Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	294,503		$	58,354
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		(75	)		13,651
Distributions on convertible units		817			-
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for diluted earnings per share	$	295,245		$	72,005
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		410,433			408,367
Effect of dilutive securities (a):
Equity awards		3,393			1,077
Assumed conversion of convertible units		1,570			-
Shares for diluted earnings per common share		415,396			409,444
Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.71		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations		-			0.04
Net income	$	0.71		$	0.18