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Assets Held for Development (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Assets Held for Development [Abstract] |
Assets Held for Development | Assets held for development, which is comprised of assets associated with the site of our Echelon project, consists of the following:
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
| (In thousands)
Echelon Project Infrastructure |  |  |
Land | $ | 453,013 |  |  | $ | 215,969 |
Construction and development costs | 499,842 |  |  | 500,787 |
Project management and other costs | 115,712 |  |  | 115,712 |
Professional and design fees | 93,545 |  |  | 93,545 |
Central Energy Facility |  |  |
Construction and development costs | 163,519 |  |  | 163,806 |
Total assets held for development | 1,325,631 |  |  | 1,089,819 |
Impairment | 993,861 |  |  | — |
Total assets held for development, net of impairment | $ | 331,770 |  |  | $ | 1,089,819 |

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