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SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES - Moxie Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 MW | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) project | Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Gains on the deconsolidation of variable interest entities |  |  | $ 349,000 |  | $ 2,444,000
Gemma Power, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and accrued interest paid | $ 1,940,000 |  |  |  |
Development success fees paid | 1,703,000 |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Nominal capacity of natural gas-fired power plant | MW |  | 1,040 |  |  |
Gains on the deconsolidation of variable interest entities |  |  |  |  | 2,444,000
Investment income interest |  |  |  |  | $ 952,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable and accrued interest |  |  | $ 4,258,000 |  |
Interest rate on loan receivable |  |  | 20.00% |  |
Project development support costs included in accrued expenses | 633,000 |  |  |  |
Development success fee | $ 4,258,000 |  |  |  |
Capitalized project costs |  |  | $ (4,871,000) |  |
Loan approved percentage |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Cash received pursuant to participation agreement |  |  | $ 1,703,000 | $ 755,000 |
Interest rate on cash received |  |  |  | 20.00% |
Percentage of development success fee to be shared with equipment seller, not yet earned |  |  |  | 40.00% |
Gains on the deconsolidation of variable interest entities |  |  | $ 349,000 |  |
Moxie Energy LLC |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity |  |  |  |  |
Number of natural gas-fired power plants | project |  |  |  | 2 |

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