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Investments In and Advances To Unconsolidated Affiliates (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income Statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 11,210 |  |  | $ | 12,423 |  |  | $ | 21,982 |  |  | $ | 24,654 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 4,573 |  |  | 6,031 |  |  | 9,288 |  |  | 11,698 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,656 |  |  | 3,110 |  |  | 5,403 |  |  | 6,225 |
Interest expense | 1,342 |  |  | 2,032 |  |  | 2,719 |  |  | 4,181 |
Total expenses | 8,571 |  |  | 11,173 |  |  | 17,410 |  |  | 22,104 |
Income before disposition of property | 2,639 |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | 4,572 |  |  | 2,550 |
Gains on disposition of property | — |  |  | 16,054 |  |  | 902 |  |  | 18,181 |
Net income | $ | 2,639 |  |  | $ | 17,304 |  |  | $ | 5,474 |  |  | $ | 20,731 |

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