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Accruals and Other Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
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, 2012 and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:
|  | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 4,049 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 6,012 |
Distributions made |  |  | (7,673) |
Cumulative translation adjustments |  |  | 1,236 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 3,624 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 4,410 |
Distributions made |  |  | (4,822) |
Other (1) |  |  | 706 |
Cumulative translation adjustments |  |  | (37) |
Balance, September 30, 2013 |  | $ | 3,881 |
| (1) | Other primarily relates to step-up transactions and discontinued operations.

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