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Investments In and Advances To Unconsolidated Affiliates (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Income Statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 10,357 |  |  | $ | 12,323 |  |  | $ | 32,339 |  |  | $ | 36,977 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 4,201 |  |  | 5,985 |  |  | 13,489 |  |  | 17,683 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,459 |  |  | 3,193 |  |  | 7,862 |  |  | 9,418 |
Interest expense | 1,264 |  |  | 1,645 |  |  | 3,983 |  |  | 5,826 |
Total expenses | 7,924 |  |  | 10,823 |  |  | 25,334 |  |  | 32,927 |
Income before disposition of property | 2,433 |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | 7,005 |  |  | 4,050 |
Gains on disposition of property | 21,345 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,247 |  |  | 18,181 |
Net income | $ | 23,778 |  |  | $ | 1,500 |  |  | $ | 29,252 |  |  | $ | 22,231 |

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