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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans receivable | $ 52,368 |  | $ 53,081 |
Marketable securities | 6,486 | [1] | 6,485 | [1]
Bonds payable | 2,635 |  | 3,200 |
Bank borrowings | 73,000 |  | 56,000 |
Senior unsecured notes | 100,000 |  | 100,000 |
Earn-out liabilities | 6,414 |  | 6,305 |
Discount rate used to value future cash inflows of the mortgage loans receivable (as a percent) | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |
Fair value of marketable debt securities as a percentage of quoted market price | 100.25% |  | 100.00% |
Discount rate used to value earn out liabilities | 6.75% |  | 6.82% |
Senior unsecured notes |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to value future cash outflow (as a percent) |  |  | 4.80% |
5.74% senior unsecured term notes due January 14, 2019 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to value future cash outflow (as a percent) | 3.80% |  |  |
4.80% senior unsecured term notes due July 20, 2021 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to value future cash outflow (as a percent) | 4.40% |  |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans receivable | 52,368 |  | 53,081 |
Marketable securities | 6,486 |  | 6,485 |
Bonds payable | 2,635 |  | 3,200 |
Bank borrowings | 73,000 |  | 56,000 |
Senior unsecured notes | 100,000 |  | 100,000 |
Earn-out liabilities | 6,414 |  | 6,305 |
Fair Value |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Bonds payable | 2,635 |  | 3,200 |
Bank borrowings | 73,000 |  | 56,000 |
Fair Value | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Marketable securities | 6,516 |  | 6,500 |
Fair Value | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans receivable | 60,467 |  | 61,844 |
Senior unsecured notes | 104,120 |  | 101,223 |
Earn-out liabilities | $ 6,414 |  | $ 6,305 |
[1] | At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had a $6,500 face value investment in marketable securities issued by an entity that qualifies as a related party because the entity's Chief Executive Officer is on our Board of Directors. See Note 9. Transactions with Related Party for further discussion.

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