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Asset Sale and Loan Restructuring - Summary of Combined Carrying Value of All Loans (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 10, 2015
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished	$ 19,125,131	$ 19,125,131
Monaco Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		2,000,000
Fifth Third Term [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		3,000,000
Fifth Third SSCA Project Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		7,684,514
Fifth Third Laurel Mortgage [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		1,001,000
Term Loan Interest [Member] | Fifth Third SSCA Project Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		36,614
Term Loan Interest [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		12,559
Term Loan Interest [Member] | Mortgage Interest Paid [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		3,182
First Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		5,000,000
Second Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items]
Fair value of assets given up and assigned to debt extinguished		$ 387,262

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