Note 1 - Interim Financial Statements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations	$	53,419		$	105,451		$	435,288		$	310,049
Gain on sale of operating properties, net of tax		27,665			-			86,219			389
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(3,512	)		(2,601	)		(6,518	)		(13,899	)
Discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			(2	)		-			7,427
Preferred stock dividends		(14,573	)		(14,573	)		(43,719	)		(43,720	)
Income from continuing operations available to the common shareholders		62,999			88,275			471,270			260,246
Earnings attributable to participating securities		(405	)		(431	)		(2,178	)		(1,292	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders		62,594			87,844			469,092			258,954
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		-			91,860			(75	)		67,254
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for basic earnings per share	$	62,594		$	179,704		$	469,017		$	326,208
Weighted average common shares outstanding		411,487			409,326			411,202			408,868
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.15		$	0.21		$	1.14		$	0.63
Income from discontinued operations		-			0.23			-			0.17
Net income attributable to the Company	$	0.15		$	0.44		$	1.14		$	0.80
Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	62,594		$	87,844		$	469,092		$	258,954
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations attributable to the Company		-			91,860			(75	)		67,254
Distributions on convertible units		-			130			446			393
Net income attributable to the Company’s common shareholders for diluted earnings per share	$	62,594		$	179,834		$	469,463		$	326,601
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		411,487			409,326			411,202			408,868
Effect of dilutive securities (a): Equity awards		1,199			1,052			1,337			1,092
Assumed conversion of convertible units		-			723			723			727
Shares for diluted earnings per common share		412,686			411,101			413,262			410,687
Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to the Company’s Common Shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.15		$	0.21		$	1.14		$	0.63
Income from discontinued operations		-			0.23			-			0.17
Net income attributable to the Company	$	0.15		$	0.44		$	1.14		$	0.80