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Assets Held for Sale	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale Disclosure [Abstract]
4) Assets Held for Sale	4)      Assets Held for Sale In accordance with property, plant, and equipment authoritative guidance, assets are classified as held for sale when the Company commits to a plan to sell the assets and there is reasonable certainty that the sale will take place within one year.  Upon classification as held for sale, long-lived assets are no longer depreciated or depleted, and a measurement for impairment is performed to determine if there is any excess of carrying value over fair value less costs to sell.  Subsequent changes to estimated fair value less the cost to sell will impact the measurement of assets held for sale if the fair value is determined to be less than the carrying value of the assets. In January 2011, we made the decision to sell our Remington Village multifamily project in Gillette, Wyoming and plan to use the proceeds to further the development of our oil and gas business.  At December 31, 2010, we recorded a $1.5 million impairment to adjust the carrying value of the multifamily project to the approximate appraised value.  At June 30, 2011, management has determined that no further impairment is needed.  As of June 30, 2011, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets present $21.0 million in book value of assets held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation, and $10.2 million in liabilities held for sale.  Because Remington Village has been classified as an asset held for sale, the scheduled depreciation of $473,000 was not recorded during the first six months of 2011.  Remington is pledged as collateral on a $10.0 million note.  At such time as Remington is sold, the debt balance will be retired. Operations related to Remington Village are shown in discontinued operations on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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The entire disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss).

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