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Commitments and Contingencies
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

9.

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

Coventry II

The Company was a party to various joint ventures with the Coventry II Fund, through which 10 existing or proposed retail properties, along with a portfolio of former Service Merchandise locations, were acquired at various times from 2003 through 2006.  The Company was generally responsible for day-to-day management of the properties through December 2011.  On November 4, 2009, Coventry Real Estate Advisors L.L.C., Coventry Real Estate Fund II, L.L.C. and Coventry Fund II Parallel Fund, L.L.C. (collectively, “Coventry”) filed suit against the Company and certain of its affiliates and officers in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.  The complaint contained allegations including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent inducement, misrepresentation, and economic duress.  The complaint sought compensatory, consequential and punitive damages. The Company denied, and vigorously defended itself against all claims.

On October 10, 2014, the Company and Coventry entered into a settlement agreement providing for mutual releases of all claims and the dismissal of the pending litigation, as well as a mutual agreement for the division of the joint venture’s assets (Note 2). The settlement was finalized and all of the pending litigation was dismissed with prejudice on March 13, 2015.  The settlement did not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.  

Other

In addition to the litigation discussed above, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal proceedings, which, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.  The Company is also subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by insurance.  While the resolution of all matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.