Investment in Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013):

						Investment as of				JV Income for the Quarters Ended
Investment	Location	Number of  Sites	Economic Interest (a)			March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
Meadows	Various (2,2)	1,027	50	%		$	1,806	$	1,679	$	277		$	286
Lakeshore	Florida (2,2)	342	65	%		46		145		1,179			65
Voyager	Arizona (1,1)	1,706	50	%	(b)	7,449		7,074		438			413
Other	Various (0,0)	—	20	%		—		—		—			(188		)
ECHO JV	Various (0,0)	—	50	%		5,176		2,685		(7		)	—
		3,075				$	14,477	$	11,583	$	1,887		$	576

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(a) The percentages shown approximate our economic interest as of March 31, 2014. Our legal ownership interest may differ.

(b) Voyager joint venture primarily consists of a 50% interest in Voyager RV Resort and 33% interest in the utility providing water to the Property.