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Pension benefits | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block] | 19. Pension benefits Staff pension plans are offered to all employees in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. The plans are administered by third party pension plan providers and are defined contribution plans whereby the Company matches the contribution of the first 5% of each participating employee’s salary up to $72,000 for the Cayman Islands. There is no salary limit for the Bahamas. The total amount recognized as an expense under the plan during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $198,329, $166,060 and $161,853, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2235017 + Details
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