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Special Purpose Entities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014 JointVenture	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014 Project JointVenture	Oct. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2014 Moxie Freedom LLC [Member] MW	Oct. 31, 2014 Moxie Freedom LLC [Member]	Nov. 30, 2014 Moxie Freedom LLC [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Nov. 30, 2014 Moxie Freedom LLC [Member] Minimum [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of natural gas-fired power plant projects under development					2
Gains on the deconsolidation of variable interest entities						$ 2,444,000						$ 2,444,000
Investment income interest											259,000		827,000
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest			4,337,000	521,000	9,133,000	2,351,000							101,000
Number of joint ventures			2		2
Capacity of natural gas-fired power plant							900
Interest rate on loan receivable	20.00%
Development loans to Moxie Freedom		6,000,000
Notes receivable and accrued interest								1,291,000
Maturity date of loan					Dec. 31, 2017
Loan approved percentage									40.00%
Cash received from related parties										$ 500,000
Percentage of development success fee receivable as interest									40.00%
Interest rate on cash received									20.00%