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Real Estate Inventory (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Real Estate [Abstract]
Real estate inventory, selling price		$ 4,100,000
Lease agreement term				5 years
Annual rental payments				$ 700,000
Rental income	$ 200,000		$ 0	$ 300,000	$ 0

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The yearly payments due under the lease entered into in.

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List price of real estate for sale

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Term of the lessor's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Income earned by providing the use of assets to an outside party in exchange for a payment or series of payments that is nonoperating in nature.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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