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Maximum percentage of undepreciated assets.

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Number of developed home sites own and operates.

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Number of operates manufacture home communites.

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The change in unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax, on available-for-sale securities included in a separate component of shareholders' equity during the period.

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Contains all pertinent information about an entity's hedges of the foreign currency exposure of net investments in foreign operations.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Organization and Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) HomeSites HomeCommunity	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Number of operates manufacture home communities \| HomeSites		112
Number of developed home sites company own and operates \| HomeCommunity		20,000
Total net unrealized gains (loss)	$ 11,519,582
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities		$ 25,898,819	$ 0
Notes receivable		$ 24,683,191		$ 24,066,567
Real Estate Investment Trusts [Member]
Portfolio of gross assets		The Company also owns a portfolio of REIT securities which the Company generally limits to no more than approximately 20% of its undepreciated assets
Maximum percentage of undepreciated assets		20.00%
Total net unrealized gains (loss)		$ (14,379,237)