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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
May 31, 2001
Dec. 31, 2014
Item
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2012
Jan. 31, 2015
Feb. 29, 2012
Apr. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Feb. 28, 2006
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of classes of common shares authorized, issued and outstanding   1ntp_NumberOfClassesOfCommonStock                    
Stock option authorized for each non-employee director 15,000ntp_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorizedPerNonEmployeeDirector                      
Shares authorized under stock option plan 3,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized                     2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
Stock option expiry period in years, maximum 3 years                      
Stock option expiry period in years, minimum 2 years                      
Number of stock options granted   60,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 60,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 1,503,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod                
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense   $ 309us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 1,536us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 547us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense                
Options exercisable at period end   1,088,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber                    
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options granted   10us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions 201us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions 1,340us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions                
Fair value of stock options vested   153us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 1,765us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 66us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1                
Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life   12 months 22 months 26 months                
Weighted average fair value of option granted   $ 2.55us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 1.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 1.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue                
Number of share repurchased of common shares   2,669,413us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares                    
Stock repurchase program cancelled, date   Nov. 28, 2014                    
Average repurchase price for repurchase program   $ 6.56us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare                    
Employee Stock Option                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Period over which return on equity to be achieved in order to grant stock options             9 months          
Number of stock options granted         328,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
415,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
           
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense         156us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
502us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
           
Employee Stock Option | Minimum                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options approved to be granted             277,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionSharesApprovedForIssuance
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
         
Number of stock options approved to be granted, rate of return on equity             6.00%ntp_RateOfReturnOnEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
         
Employee Stock Option | Maximum                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options approved to be granted             831,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionSharesApprovedForIssuance
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
Number of stock options approved to be granted, rate of return on equity             10.00%ntp_RateOfReturnOnEquity
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
April 2012 Grant                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options granted   831,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= ntp_GrantDateTwoMember
                   
Exercisable period, start date   Jan. 01, 2013                    
Exercisable period, end date   Apr. 26, 2015                    
April 2012 Grant | Employee Stock Option | Subsequent Event                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Options exercisable at period end               159,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= ntp_GrantDateTwoMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
       
Exercisable period, start date               Apr. 26, 2015        
Exercisable period, end date               Apr. 26, 2017        
Extension of exercisable period               2 years        
Director                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Period over which return on equity to be achieved in order to grant stock options                 12 months      
Director | Minimum                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options approved to be granted                 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionSharesApprovedForIssuance
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
     
Number of stock options approved to be granted, rate of return on equity                 6.00%ntp_RateOfReturnOnEquity
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
     
Director | Maximum                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options approved to be granted                 600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionSharesApprovedForIssuance
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
     
Number of stock options approved to be granted, rate of return on equity                 10.00%ntp_RateOfReturnOnEquity
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
     
Director | Employee Stock Option                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options granted                   600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                   $ 921us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Consultant                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Number of stock options approved to be granted                     12,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionSharesApprovedForIssuance
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= ntp_ConsultantMember
 
Share option approved under service contract, term                     2 years  
Term at discretion of Board of Directors                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                        
Stock option expiry period in years, maximum 10 years