The aggregate purchase price of common stock from a related party.

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The agreed-upon purchase price of common stock, adjusted for stock dividends, from related party at the time the partnership was formed.

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- Definition

Ownership interest in the entity.

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Ownership Percentage Of Related Party

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- Definition

The percentage of ownership interest converted to shares of the entity's common stock.

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Maximum Related Party Management Fee Rates Charged.

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- Definition

The number of new shares issued in the conversion of stock in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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-Section 07

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-Article 6

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Related Party Transaction (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Related Party Transaction (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014 CHG Properties, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 CHG Properties, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Another Related Party [Member] Pacific Oaks Plaza [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Another Related Party [Member] Pacific Oaks Plaza [Member]	Mar. 01, 2014 Limited Partner of NetREIT 01, LP [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Limited Partner of NetREIT 01, LP [Member] The Presidio [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of related party management fee rates charged (in hundredths)	5.00%
Management fees paid		$ 113,000
Ownership percentage of related party (in hundredths)			100.00%
Revenue from related parties			4,000	11,000
Percentage of ownership interest converted (in hundredths)						52.80%
Shares issued in exchange for ownership interests in partnership (in shares)					18,807	21,000
Agreed upon purchase price of common stock from related party (in dollars per share)						$ 7.858
Ownership interest (in hundredths)						89.00%
Aggregate purchase price of common stock from related party					$ 147,800