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Accrued and Other Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accrued and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accrued and Other Liabilities Disclosure [Table Text Block] | Changes in noncontrolling interest amounts included in accrued and other liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2011 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:
|  | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 8,577 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 7,754 |
Distributions made |  |  | (12,264 | )
Cumulative translation adjustments |  |  | (18 | )
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 4,049 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 4,428 |
Distributions made |  |  | (7,083 | )
Other (1) |  |  | 514 |
Cumulative translation adjustments |  |  | 12 |
Balance, September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 1,920 |
(1) | Other primarily relates to step-up transactions and discontinued operations.

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