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Investments In and Advances To Unconsolidated Affiliates (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Income Statements: |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 10,772 |  |  | $ | 12,231 |
Expenses: |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 4,715 |  |  | 5,667 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,747 |  |  | 3,115 |
Interest expense | 1,377 |  |  | 2,149 |
Total expenses | 8,839 |  |  | 10,931 |
Income before disposition of property | 1,933 |  |  | 1,300 |
Gains on disposition of property | 902 |  |  | 2,127 |
Net income | $ | 2,835 |  |  | $ | 3,427 |

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