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Real Estate Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract]

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

Real Estate Investments

The major components of real estate investments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
Land	$	18,892			18,892
Buildings and improvements	57,126				55,011
Intangibles	329				329
Subtotal	76,347				74,232
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	9,452				9,045
Total	$	66,895			65,187

Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated service life of the respective assets, ranging from 5 to 39 years.

On February 1, 2013, SJW Land Company sold its warehouse building located in Windsor, Connecticut for $9,200. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain on the sale of real estate investment of $1,063, after selling expenses of $369. The warehouse building was recorded in long-lived assets held-for-sale on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012.

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- Definition

The entire disclosure for real estate and accumulated depreciation. This may include a schedule that describes the property and lists the initial cost of land, buildings and improvements, improvements and carrying costs capitalized after acquisition, and the total carrying cost for land, buildings and improvements for each property and in aggregate. The schedule also lists the accumulated depreciation for each property and in aggregate, the date each property was constructed and acquired, the useful life used to calculate depreciation and any encumbrances on the properties. The entity provides a reconciliation of the carrying amount of real estate from the beginning of the period to the end of the period. Any real estate investments that have been written down or reserved against are described, including the basis of the write-down. A material amount of intercompany profit in the total carrying amount of real estate is disclosed. The aggregate cost of all real estate investments for federal income tax purposes is also disclosed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-04.(c) Schedule III)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph c

-Subparagraph Schedule III

-Article 5



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 28

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 970

-SubTopic 360

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-28)

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