Income Taxes (Textual) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Deferred tax asset of the company's taxable REIT subsidiary, CREC	$ 79,341,000	$ 78,980,000
Amount of company's federal and state combined net operating loss carryforward	233,600,000
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards	63,000
Federal and state deferred tax assets due to NOL and AMT credit carryforwards	44,100,000
Interest carryforwards related to interest deductions	33,700,000	33,700,000
Deferred tax assets, interest carryforward	$ 13,158,000	$ 13,158,000
Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Expiration dates of the remaining net operating loss carryforwards range	Dec. 31, 2023
Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Expiration dates of the remaining net operating loss carryforwards range	Dec. 31, 2032