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Real Estate Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Investments | The major components of real estate investments as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Land | $ | 15,233 |  |  | 17,297 |
Buildings and improvements | 46,700 |  |  | 57,015 |
Intangibles | 149 |  |  | 329 |
Subtotal | 62,082 |  |  | 74,641 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 11,090 |  |  | 13,207 |
Total | $ | 50,992 |  |  | 61,434 |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] | The following represents the major components of the Arizona warehouse building recorded in long-lived assets held-for-sale on SJW Corp.'s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2016:
| June 30, 2016
Land | $ | 2,064 |
Buildings and improvements | 10,563 |
Subtotal | 12,627 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 2,720 |
Total | $ | 9,907 |

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