The Alexander Apartment Tower	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Alexander Aparment Tower [Text Block]	3. The Alexander Apartment Tower The Alexander apartment tower, located above our Rego Park II shopping center, contains 312 units aggregating 255,000 square feet. The building is in lease up and we expect to reach stabilized occupancy in 2017.

The entire disclosure for certain real estate investment financial statements, real estate investment trust operating support agreements, real estate owned, retail land sales, time share transactions, as well as other real estate related disclosures.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 360
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 11
-Article 9

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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-Paragraph c
-Subparagraph Schedule III
-Article 5

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
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-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph 4
-Article 9

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Subparagraph a
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