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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Total USD ($) | Preferred Stock USD ($) | Series J Preferred Stock USD ($) | HPU's USD ($) | Common Stock at Par USD ($) | Additional Paid-In Capital USD ($) | Retained Earnings (Deficit) USD ($) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($) | Treasury Stock at Cost USD ($) | Noncontrolling Interests USD ($) | Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Net Lease Asset [Member] Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | $ 1,313,154 | $ 22 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 9,800 | $ 143 | $ 3,832,780 | $ (2,360,647) | $ (1,185) | $ (241,969) | $ 74,210 |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.00% | 72.00%
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Preferred Stock |  | 193,510 |  |  | 4 | [1] |  |  | 193,506 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared—preferred |  | (36,190) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,190) |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net |  | (2,875) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | (2,876) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) for the period | [2] | (63,145) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (64,912) |  |  | 1,767 |  |
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (2,960) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,960) |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | [3] | (2,555) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,555) |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | [4] | 9,951 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,951 |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | [3] | (23,850) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23,850) |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013 |  | 1,385,040 | 22 | [1] | 4 | [1] | 9,800 | 144 | 4,020,855 | (2,461,749) | (4,145) | (241,969) | 62,078 |  |
Balance at Jun. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.00% | 72.00%
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (1,779) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013 |  | 1,385,040 | 22 | [1] |  |  | 9,800 |  |  |  |  | (241,969) |  |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | 1,301,465 | 22 | [1] | 4 | [1] | 9,800 | 144 | 4,022,138 | (2,521,618) | (4,276) | (262,954) | 58,205 |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared—preferred |  | (38,490) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38,490) |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net |  | (11,385) |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | (11,387) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) for the period | [5] | 19,046 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,353 |  |  | 1,693 |  |
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 927 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 927 |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | (1,091) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,091) |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests |  | 505 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 505 |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  | (4,787) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,787) |  |
Change in noncontrolling interests(3) | [6] | (3,915) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,915) |  |
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014 |  | $ 1,262,275 | $ 22 | [1] | $ 4 | [1] | $ 9,800 | $ 146 | $ 4,009,660 | $ (2,542,755) | $ (3,349) | $ (262,954) | $ 51,701 |  |
[1] | See Note 11 for details on the Company's Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
[2] | For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net loss shown above excludes $2,099 of net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.
[3] | Includes an $8.8 million payment to redeem a noncontrolling member's interest (see Note 4).
[4] | Includes $9.4 million of operating property assets contributed by a noncontrolling partner.
[5] | For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net income shown above excludes $1,326 of net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.
[6] | During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company sold its 72% interest in a previously consolidated entity to one of its unconsolidated ventures (see Note 4 and Note 6).

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