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Mortgage and Loans Payable - Schedule of Consolidated Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	$ 17,344,071	$ 22,031,808
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	4,000,000	5,000,000
Project Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	11,642,772	10,000,000
Face Value $8,000,000, 9% Convertible Senior Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt		4,039,446
Mortgages Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's consolidated debt	1,701,299	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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