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Real Estate - Held for Sale (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Held for Development and Sale [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale | Real estate held for sale consisted of the following at December 31 (dollars in thousands):
| 2012 |  | 2011
Land and improvements | $ | 15,751 |  |  | $ | 14,172 |
Building and improvements | 37,080 |  |  | 32,044 |
| 52,831 |  |  | 46,216 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (540 | ) |  | (506 | )
Less impairment | (10,518 | ) |  | (8,774 | )
| $ | 41,773 |  |  | $ | 36,936 |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale, Gains Recognized | The following table summarizes the number of held for sale Properties sold and the corresponding gain recognized on the disposition of held for sale Properties included in continuing and discontinued operations for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| # of Properties |  | Gain |  | # of Properties |  | Gain |  | # of Properties |  | Gain
Continuing operations | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 641 |
Discontinued operations | 34 |  |  | 10,956 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 424 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 1,434 |
Noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194 | ) |  | — |  |  | (363 | )
| 34 |  |  | $ | 10,956 |  |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 527 |  |  | 18 |  |  | $ | 1,712 |

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