XML 44 R19.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8

Real Estate Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Real Estate Investments

The major components of real estate investments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Land	$	18,892			18,892
Buildings and improvements	59,567				55,011
Intangibles	329				329
Subtotal	78,788				74,232
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	10,243				9,045
Total	$	68,545			65,187

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of real estate investments.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	sjw_ScheduleOfRealEstateInvestmentsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	sjw_
Data Type:	nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentsAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration