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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Interest Cost Capitalized and Incurred | Interest cost capitalized and incurred in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Interest incurred |  | $ | 2,626 |  |  | $ | 1,064 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |
Interest capitalized |  |  | 382 |  |  |  | 365 |  |  |  | 513 |
Interest expense |  | $ | 2,244 |  |  | $ | 699 |  |  | $ | 720 |

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