Investment in Joint Ventures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (investment amounts in thousands with the number of Properties shown parenthetically as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012):

						Investment as of				JV Income for the Nine Months Ended
Investment	Location	Number of  Sites	Economic Interest (a)			September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
Meadows	Various (2,2)	1,027	50	%		$	1,398	$	916	$	856		$	730
Lakeshore	Florida (2,2)	342	65	%		135		121		203			188
Voyager	Arizona (1,1)	1,706	50	%	(b)	7,080		7,195		720			612
Other	Various (0,0)	—	20	%		—		188		(188		)	(6		)
ECHO JV	Various (0,0)	—	50	%		1,182		—		33			—
		3,075				$	9,795	$	8,420	$	1,624		$	1,524

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(a) The percentages shown approximate our economic interest as of September 30, 2013. Our legal ownership interest may differ.

(b) Voyager joint venture primarily consists of a 50% interest in Voyager RV Resort and 25% interest in the utility plant servicing the Property.