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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 lawsuit	Mar. 11, 2010 Promenade D'Iberville LLC [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Promenade D'Iberville LLC [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Promenade D'Iberville LLC [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Retainage allegedly owed under the construction contract		$ 327,000
Litigation settlement, amount			800,000	8,240,000
Number of pending lawsuits	3
Environmental liability insurance, maximum coverage per incident	10,000,000
Environmental liability insurance, annual coverage limit.	$ 50,000,000

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