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Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Assets, held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Land held for development | $ 2,606 | $ 995
Net real estate assets | 2,606 | 995
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 23 | 43
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale | $ 2,629 | $ 1,038

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- Definition For the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operations), the net book value of real estate property held for investment purposes. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount classified as other assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5B -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51717284&loc=SL51721673-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51716988&loc=d3e1107-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51716988&loc=SL51721533-107759 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51719941&loc=d3e2941-110230 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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