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Mortgage and Loans Payable - Schedule of Consolidated Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	$ 22,031,808	$ 18,820,683
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	5,000,000	5,000,000
Project Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	10,000,000
Face Value $10,000,000, 8% Convertible Senior Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	1,176,076	8,234,367
Face Value $8,000,000, 9% Convertible Senior Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	4,039,446	3,628,779
Mortgage Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	$ 1,816,286	$ 1,957,537

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