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Equity (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Net (loss) income:
Aggregate funding (provided by) repaid to the Company, net	$ 813	$ 2,845	$ 616	$ 4,403
CCE [Member]
Net (loss) income:
Net income (loss)	132	72	112	1,663
DAD [Member]
Net (loss) income:
Net income (loss)	(6)	(10)	(13)	(35)
Tari [Member]
Net (loss) income:
Net income (loss)		$ 1	$ (13)	$ 10

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