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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments Summarized Income Statement Information [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the summarized income statements of our unconsolidated affiliates:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Income Statements: |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 12,434 |  |  | $ | 23,516 |
Expenses: |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 6,217 |  |  | 11,209 |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,489 |  |  | 6,146 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 4,790 |
Interest expense | 2,211 |  |  | 4,739 |
Total expenses | 11,917 |  |  | 26,884 |
Income/(loss) before disposition of properties | 517 |  |  | (3,368 | )
Gains on disposition of properties | 1,949 |  |  | 24 |
Net income/(loss) | $ | 2,466 |  |  | $ | (3,344 | )
Our share of: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,031 |  |  | $ | 2,015 |
Impairments of real estate assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,020 |
Interest expense | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | 1,752 |
Gains on disposition of properties | $ | 955 |  |  | $ | 421 |
Net income | $ | 1,155 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Our share of net income | $ | 1,155 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Adjustments for management and other fees | 169 |  |  | 432 |
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate | (1,353 | ) |  | — |
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | (29 | ) |  | $ | 436 |

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