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Real Estate
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Disclosure [Text Block]
    REAL ESTATE
The Company owns and operates industrial and office properties. The carrying value of these properties by type as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Land
 
Building
 
 
 
 
 
 
And Land
 
And
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Improvements
 
Improvements
 
Total
 
Depreciation
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial properties
 
$404,788
 
$1,897,253
 
$2,302,041
 
$465,695
Office properties
 
451,995

 
2,219,926

 
2,671,921

 
596,535

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011 Total
 
$856,783
 
$4,117,179
 
$4,973,962
 
$1,062,230
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial properties
 
$367,543
 
$1,731,557
 
$2,099,100
 
$409,863
Office properties
 
433,728

 
2,171,334

 
2,605,062

 
528,181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010 Total
 
$801,271
 
$3,902,891
 
$4,704,162
 
$938,044

Depreciation expense was $144.3 million in 2011, $147.3 million in 2010 and $144.5 million in 2009.
Information on the operating properties the Company sold during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:








2011 Sales
 
 
Number of
 
Leaseable
 
 
Reportable Segment
 
Buildings
 
Square Feet
 
Gross Proceeds
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Northeast
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Southeastern PA
 
1

 
35,212

 
$
3,882

   Lehigh/Central PA
 
32

 
1,422,501

 
124,000

   Northeast - Other
 
2

 
91,698

 
11,351

Central
 
6

 
919,480

 
71,301

South
 
21

 
1,750,489

 
154,656

Total
 
62

 
4,219,380

 
$
365,190

2010 Sales
 
 
Number of
 
Leaseable
 
 
Reportable Segment
 
Buildings
 
Square Feet
 
Gross Proceeds
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Northeast
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Southeastern PA
 
2

 
63,925

 
$
5,987

   Lehigh/Central PA
 
2

 
146,800

 
7,216

   Northeast - Other
 
1

 
39,151

 
5,100

Central
 
1

 
26,660

 
523

South
 
4

 
401,791

 
10,190

Total
 
10

 
678,327

 
$
29,016