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N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Mexican Tax Authority [Member] MXN | Nov. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] gal | Nov. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] gal | May 15, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | May 31, 2013 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2012 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) sqm | Feb. 29, 2012 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | May 31, 2010 N S C Agua [Member] gal | Sep. 30, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) ha | Dec. 31, 2013 N S C Agua [Member] USD ($) ha | Sep. 30, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] Mexican Tax Authority [Member] MXN | Sep. 30, 2014 N S C Agua [Member] Mexican Tax Authority [Member] USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Percentage Of Ownership Interest In An Acquired Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | $ 3,984,956 | $ 4,308,851 | $ 13,108,750 | $ 11,472,549 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 693,586 |  | $ 1,231,419 | $ 3,244,002 | $ 2,223,291 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land |  |  | 17,431,787 | 2,975,566 |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |
Further Required Payment As Compensation For Operation and Maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Project Land Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Short-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 160,378,971 |  | 160,378,971 |  | 165,364,854 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,800,000 |  |  | 21,800,000 |  |  | 13,700,000 |  |
Liabilities | 16,358,896 |  | 16,358,896 |  | 23,866,481 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163,000 |  |  | 163,000 |  |  | 10,300,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR plus 1.5% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Compensation for Operation and Maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land Subject to Ground Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.1 | 12 |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.90% |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes Relating To Payments To Foreign Vendors |  |  |  |  |  | 3,184,745 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination, Penality Assessment value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,639,001 |
Line of Credit, Collateral towards Tax litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,712,634 |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 498,929
Operating Leases, Rent Expense per month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination, Total Assessment value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,737,457 | 426,000
Land |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Additional Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 975,177 |
Income Tax Examination Surchages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 913,711 |

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