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Notes Receivable - Components of Notes Receivable (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans receivable | $ 60,378,000 | $ 84,541,000 | $ 103,705,000 | $ 58,719,000
Other notes | 3,100,000 | 3,000,000 |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bonds ("TIF Bonds") | 5,200,000 | 6,400,000 |  |
Notes receivable , net | $ 68,718,000 | $ 93,905,000 | $ 120,330,000 |
Loans Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturity Date | September 2011 to November 2022 |  |  |
Loans Receivable [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.70% |  |  |
Loans Receivable [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 14.00% |  |  |
Other Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturity Date | November 2014 to September 2017 |  |  |
Other Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 8.50% |  |  |
Other Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 12.00% |  |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturity Date | April 2014 to July 2026 |  |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bonds [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.50% |  |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bonds [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 8.50% |  |  |

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- Definition Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3 -Article 5 + Details
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