Note 8 - Investment and Advances in Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31 , 2016						As of December 31 , 2015
Venture	Ownership Interest		Number of Properties		The Company's Investment		Ownership Interest		Number of Properties		The Company's Investment
Prudential Investment Program (“KimPru” and “KimPru II”) (1) (2)		15.0%		48	$	182.5		15.0%		53	$	175.5
Kimco Income Opportunity Portfolio (“KIR”) (2)		48.6%		45		145.2		48.6%		47		131.0
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP”) (2) (3)		55.0%		5		111.8		55.0%		7		195.6
Other Institutional Programs (2)		Various		2		0.4		Various		9		5.2
Other Joint Venture Programs (4)		Various		34		60.4		Various		40		64.0
Canadian Properties		50.0%		1		3.9		Various		35		171.3
Total				135	$	504.2				191	$	742.6

Joint Venture Investments Accounted For Under The Equity Method Debt Details [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31 , 2016							As of December 31, 2015
Venture	Mortgages and Notes Payable		Weighted Average Interest Rate			Weighted Average Remaining Term (months)*		Mortgages and Notes Payable		Weighted Average Interest Rate			Weighted Average Remaining Term (months)*
KimPru and KimPru II	$	647.4		3.07	%		67.5	$	777.1		5.54	%		12.6
KIR		746.5		4.64	%		54.9		811.6		4.64	%		62.3
CPP		84.8		2.17	%		16.0		109.9		5.25	%		3.5
Other Institutional Programs		94.7		4.09	%		19.0		218.5		4.92	%		20.5
Other Joint Venture Programs		482.1		5.67	%		24.5		540.7		5.61	%		36.1
Canadian Properties		7.5		4.70	%		9.1		341.3		4.64	%		56.4
Total	$	2,063.0						$	2,799.1

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	201 6		2015
Assets:
Real estate, net	$	3,741.9	$	4,855.5
Other assets		224.6		279.3
	$	3,966.5	$	5,134.8
Liabilities and Partners’/Members’ Capital:
Notes payable	$	214.5	$	29.7
Mortgages payable and construction loans		1,848.5		2,769.4
Other liabilities		82.3		119.6
Noncontrolling interests		15.9		16.2
Partners’/Members’ capital		1,805.3		2,199.9
	$	3,966.5	$	5,134.8

Schedule of Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	201 6			2015			2014
Revenues from rental properties	$	597.5		$	842.5		$	1,059.9
Operating expenses		(178.1	)		(265.9	)		(333.5	)
Interest expense		(117.3	)		(202.8	)		(247.3	)
Depreciation and amortization		(138.1	)		(191.9	)		(260.0	)
Impairment charges		(38.6	)		(63.4	)		(23.1	)
Other income/(expense), net	20.1				4.4			(14.4	)
		(452.0	)		(719.6	)		(878.3	)
Income from continuing operations		145.5			122.9			181.6
Discontinued Operations:
Income from discontinued operations		-			-			2.8
Impairment on dispositions of properties		-			-			(3.8	)
Gain on dispositions of properties		-			-			471.1
		-			-			470.1
Gain on sale of operating properties		296.2			1,166.7			-
Net income	$	441.7		$	1,289.6		$	651.7

Income [Member]

Notes Tables

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
KimPru and KimPru II	$	16.4	$	7.1	$	8.1
KIR		44.0		41.0		26.5
CPP		7.7		9.6		7.1
Other Institutional Programs		1.1		4.7		28.8
Other Joint Venture Programs		3.9		14.2		49.7
Canadian Properties		145.6		403.8		39.4
Total	$	218.7	$	480.4	$	159.6