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Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
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Percentage of parnership interest	4.00%
Restricted cash balance	0		0
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Tucson Foothills and Albuquerque Hotels [Member]
Lease expiration date extended	Jan. 14, 2014
Ground lease expiration year	2058
Loan term	5 years
Albuquerque Hotel [Member]
Lease expense	27,531	38,990
Corporate Headquarters [Member]
Ground lease expiration year	2017
Loan term	36 months
General and administrative expense related to the lease	5,263	9,911
First Lease Year Beginning In Fiscal Year 2014 [Member]
Lease expense	31,994
Lease Year Ending In Fiscal Year 2017 [Member]
General and administrative expense related to the lease	$ 34,120

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