Income-Producing Depreciable Operating Property

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Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Indirect Costs Incurred

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.10)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Phase

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Investment in Real Estate - Real Estate by Property Type and Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	$ 162,367		$ 162,367		$ 170,790
Operating property:	215,760		215,760		209,154
Less: Accumulated depreciation	62,590		62,590		58,132
Total operating property, net	153,170		153,170		151,022
Investment in real estate, net	315,537		315,537		321,812
Capitalized indirect costs incurred (less than for the three months ended September 30, 2015)	100	$ 200	200	$ 600
Residential real estate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	101,671		101,671		102,408
Operating property:	8,089		8,089		8,084
Commercial real estate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	55,188		55,188		59,405
Resorts and leisure
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Operating property:	109,342		109,342		110,136
Leasing operations
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	268		268		3,680
Operating property:	79,368		79,368		72,045
Forestry
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	3,069		3,069		3,278
Operating property:	18,911		18,911		18,839
Other
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Operating property:	50		50		50
Corporate
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Development property:	$ 2,171		$ 2,171		$ 2,019