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Mortgage and Loans Payable - Term Loan - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Loans Coins
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured collateral | Coins		21,962
Value of secured collateral, percent		40.00%
Number of bank loans cross-collateralized | Loans		3
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
Debt instrument description		One-month LIBOR rate plus 500 basis points
Maturity Date of amended term loan		Dec. 17, 2015
Semi-annual Payment	$ 500,000
Balance of term loan		$ 3,000,000

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