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Schedule of Earnings of Equity Method Investments Within The Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss ) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Earnings of equity method investments	$ 52	$ 286
(Losses) earnings of equity method investments included within other income	(3)	5
Total earnings of equity method investments	$ 49	$ 291

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Company's proportionate share of Joint Ventures' net income (loss) reported in the consolidated statement of operations as Earnings (Loss) of Equity Accounted Asset Liquidation Investments and attributable to the Company as its share.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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