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Investment in and Advances to Affiliated Partnership (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Feb. 29, 2012 UDT | Dec. 31, 2013 UDT
Investment in Affiliated Partnership |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  |  | 26.32%
Purchase of manufacturing building |  | $ 1,350,000 |
Remaining ownership interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  | 73.68%
Non-controlling interests' portion of the excess of the amount paid for building over the carrying value | $ (330,000) |  | $ 329,972

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- Definition Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5A -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=SL6759159-111685 + Details
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