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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
CompensationPlan
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 01, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Short term investments   $ 85,295,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments $ 201,565,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments    
Finance lease receivable, original principal balance 14,000,000ntp_FinanceLeaseReceivableOriginalPrincipalBalance       14,000,000ntp_FinanceLeaseReceivableOriginalPrincipalBalance
Finance lease, annual interest rate 10.00%ntp_AnnualInterestRateOfCapitalLeases        
Provision for (recovery of) accounts receivable   (2,152,000)ntp_ProvisionForRecoveryOfBadDebts 2,148,000ntp_ProvisionForRecoveryOfBadDebts 45,000ntp_ProvisionForRecoveryOfBadDebts  
Lease of lands, maximum term   50 years      
Impairment loss on assets held for sales   19,035,000ntp_ImpairmentOfAssetsHeldForSales 34,955,000ntp_ImpairmentOfAssetsHeldForSales    
Advertising Expense   1,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 1,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 348,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense  
Number of stock-based employee compensation plans   2ntp_NumberOfShareBasedCompensationPlan      
Non-financial assets at fair value   0ntp_NonFinancialAssetsFairValueDisclosure 0ntp_NonFinancialAssetsFairValueDisclosure    
Non-financial liabilities at fair value   $ 0us-gaap_NonfinancialLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure $ 0us-gaap_NonfinancialLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure    
Minimum          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Required percentage of ownership for consolidation   50.00%ntp_RequiredPercentageForConsolidatedSubsidiaries
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