Note 8 - Sale Of Partnership Interests In Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended								1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 [Member] Unrelated Unit Holders [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 [Member] The Partnership [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 [Member] Rare Earth [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Year 2013 [Member] Unrelated Unit Holders [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Year 2013 [Member] The Partnership [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Calendar Year 2013 [Member] Rare Earth [Member] Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Jul. 31, 2010 Rare Earth [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP [Member]
Number of Units of Partnership Interest in a Subsidiary Committed to Purchase by an Affiliate (in Shares)										250
Percentage of Membership Interest in a Subsidiary Committed to Purchase by an Affiliate										49.00%
Cumulative Priority Distribution Period										5
Formation Fee Earned by an Affiliate									$ 320,000	$ 320,000
Number of Partnership Units Sold Threshold (in Shares)										160
Per Annum Simple Return										7.00%
Percentage of Additional Profits Allocated to an Affiliate										50.00%
Percentage of Profits Allocated Proportionately to All Unit Classes										50.00%
Priority Distributions for Remainder of Fiscal Year											111,650
Priority Distributions, Year Two Through Five											446,600
Sale Units											212
Sale Price Per Unit (in Dollars per Item)											10,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Joint Venture	1,985,338	1,921,824									2,121,000
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by the Partnership											65.19%
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Related Parties											1.57%
Percentage of Ownership Interest Held by Unrelated Third Parties											33.24%
Estimated Annual Minimum Preference Payments			$ 148,470	$ 291,130	$ 7,000	$ 37,118	$ 72,783	$ 1,750