Note 5 - Other Real Estate Investments and Other Assets	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Other Real Estate Investments And Other Assets [Abstract]
Other Real Estate Investments And Other Assets [Text Block]	5. Other Real Estate Investments and Other Assets Preferred Equity Capital - The Company has provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was $198.1 million relating to 422 properties, including 383 net leased properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned $16.5 million from its preferred equity investments, including $9.2 million in profit participation earned from seven capital transactions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned $17.5 million from its preferred equity investments, including $3.7 million in profit participation earned from three capital transactions. Kimsouth - Kimsouth Realty Inc. (“Kimsouth”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KRS AB Acquisition, LLC (the “ABS Venture”) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kimsouth that has a noncontrolling interest in AB Acquisition, LLC (“AB Acquisition”), a joint venture which owns Albertsons Inc. (“Albertsons”) and NAI Group Holdings Inc. (“NAI”). The Company holds a controlling interest in the ABS Venture and consolidates this entity. During January 2015, two new noncontrolling members were admitted into the ABS Venture, including Colony Capital, Inc. and affiliates (“Colony”), after which the Company contributed $85.3 million and the two noncontrolling members contributed an aggregate $105.0 million, of which Colony contributed $100.0 million, to the ABS Venture, which was subsequently contributed to AB Acquisition to facilitate the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”). As a result of this transaction, the ABS Venture now holds a combined 14.35% interest in AB Acquisition, of which the Company holds a combined 9.8% ownership interest and Colony holds a 4.3% ownership interest. Richard B. Saltzman, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, is the chief executive officer, president and a director of Colony Capital, Inc. The combined company of Albertsons, NAI and Safeway operates 2,230 grocery stores across 34 states. The Company continues to consolidate the ABS Venture as there was no change in control following the admission of the members described above. As such, the Company recorded (i) the gross investment in Safeway of $190.3 million in Other assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and accounts for this investment under the cost method of accounting (ii) a noncontrolling interest of $65.0 million and (iii) an increase in Paid-in capital of $24.0 million, net of a deferred tax effect of $16.0 million, representing the amount contributed by the newly admitted members in excess of their proportionate share of the historic book value of the net assets of ABS Venture. Leveraged Lease – The Company held a 90% equity participation interest in a leverage lease of 11 properties which were encumbered by third-party non-recourse debt of $11.2 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company sold its leveraged lease interest for a gross sales price of $22.0 million and recognized a gain of $2.1 million in connection with the transaction, which is included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Note 5 - Other Real Estate Investments and Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Real Estate Investments And Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Real Estate Investments And Other Assets [Text Block]

5. Other Real Estate Investments and Other Assets

Preferred Equity Capital -

The Company has provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was $198.1 million relating to 422 properties, including 383 net leased properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company earned $16.5 million from its preferred equity investments, including $9.2 million in profit participation earned from seven capital transactions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company earned $17.5 million from its preferred equity investments, including $3.7 million in profit participation earned from three capital transactions.

Kimsouth -

Kimsouth Realty Inc. (“Kimsouth”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KRS AB Acquisition, LLC (the “ABS Venture”) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kimsouth that has a noncontrolling interest in AB Acquisition, LLC (“AB Acquisition”), a joint venture which owns Albertsons Inc. (“Albertsons”) and NAI Group Holdings Inc. (“NAI”). The Company holds a controlling interest in the ABS Venture and consolidates this entity. During January 2015, two new noncontrolling members were admitted into the ABS Venture, including Colony Capital, Inc. and affiliates (“Colony”), after which the Company contributed $85.3 million and the two noncontrolling members contributed an aggregate $105.0 million, of which Colony contributed $100.0 million, to the ABS Venture, which was subsequently contributed to AB Acquisition to facilitate the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”). As a result of this transaction, the ABS Venture now holds a combined 14.35% interest in AB Acquisition, of which the Company holds a combined 9.8% ownership interest and Colony holds a 4.3% ownership interest. Richard B. Saltzman, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, is the chief executive officer, president and a director of Colony Capital, Inc. The combined company of Albertsons, NAI and Safeway operates 2,230 grocery stores across 34 states.

The Company continues to consolidate the ABS Venture as there was no change in control following the admission of the members described above. As such, the Company recorded (i) the gross investment in Safeway of $190.3 million in Other assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and accounts for this investment under the cost method of accounting (ii) a noncontrolling interest of $65.0 million and (iii) an increase in Paid-in capital of $24.0 million, net of a deferred tax effect of $16.0 million, representing the amount contributed by the newly admitted members in excess of their proportionate share of the historic book value of the net assets of ABS Venture.

Leveraged Lease –

The Company held a 90% equity participation interest in a leverage lease of 11 properties which were encumbered by third-party non-recourse debt of $11.2 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company sold its leveraged lease interest for a gross sales price of $22.0 million and recognized a gain of $2.1 million in connection with the transaction, which is included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.