Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of Contractural Obligations [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations for minimum rent payments under operating leases and deferred compensation for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2013:

Payments Due by Year (in thousands)
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Operating Leases:
Minimum Rent Payments (a)	$	14,518	$	14,935	$	15,084	$	14,961	$	14,830	$	869,687	$	944,015
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
Deferred Compensation (b)	1,378		1,705		1,705		1,705		1,705		5,596		13,794

(a) Minimum basic rent due for various office space the Company leases and fixed base rent due on ground leases for 14 properties/parcels.

(b) Estimated payments to the Company's Chairman, Vice Chairman and one former CEO based on actual and planned retirement dates.