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Real Estate (Held for Sale) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2013 properties | Mar. 31, 2013 properties | Dec. 31, 2012
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Real Estate [Abstract] |  |  |
Properties categorized as held for sale | 10 | 15 |
Land and improvements | $ 10,591 |  | $ 10,445
Building and improvements | 17,935 |  | 17,773
Accounted for using the direct financing method | 464 |  | 525
Work in process | 0 |  | 72
Real Estate Held-for-sale | 28,990 |  | 28,815
Real Estate Investment Property, Accumulated Depreciation | (2,033) |  | (1,997)
Less impairment | (10,165) |  | (8,119)
Inventory, Real Estate, Held-for-sale | $ 16,792 |  | $ 18,699

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of parcels of land held for sale, and on which the entity has no intention or no further intention to perform construction activities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 + Details
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