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Mortgage and Loans Payable - Schedule of Consolidated Debt (Detail) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt | $ 8,619,570 | $ 22,031,808
Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt | 4,500,000 | 5,000,000
Project Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt |  | 10,000,000
Face Value $8,000,000, 9% Convertible Senior Note Payable [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt | 2,341,646 | 4,039,446
Mortgage Payable [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt | 1,777,924 | 1,816,286
Face Value $10,000,000, 8% Convertible Senior Note Payable [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Company's consolidated debt |  | $ 1,176,076

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