Acquisition of Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 sqft
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Cash consideration paid for acquisition	$ 10,250,000	$ 59,165,000
Debt finance obtained for acquisition	10,250,000
Transaction costs incurred related to acquisition		600,000
Aggregate purchase price related to acquisition		$ 21,200,000
Area of former semiconductor plant		700,000

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Business acquisition costs of acquired aggregate entity costs capitalized.

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Debt financing to acquire real estate assets.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land and anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth, and payments to develop real estate assets by adding improvements on or to a parcel of land. Such improvements may include drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, and any combination of these elements. Including real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excluding real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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