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Business Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
We currently operate in four business segments: commercial/industrial real estate development; resort/residential real estate development; mineral resources; and farming.

The revenue components of the commercial/industrial real estate segment was as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
($ in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Commercial leases
$
4,338

 
$
5,078

Grazing leases
1,064

 
1,090

All other land management ancillary services
2,665

 
2,221

Total revenue
8,067

 
8,389

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
3,328

 
2,972

Revenues and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
$
11,395

 
$
11,361


Commercial lease revenue consists of land and building leases to tenants at our commercial retail and industrial developments, base and percentage rents from our Calpine power plant lease, communication tower rents, and payments from easement leases. Land management ancillary services include development fees, wildlife management, landscape and property maintenance, and building management services.
The resort/residential real estate development segment produces revenues from farming activities, such as hay sales, within the Centennial Founders, LLC joint venture and is actively involved in the land entitlement and pre-development process.
The revenue components of the resort/residential real estate development segment was as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
($ in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Hay sales - Centennial operations
$
588

 
$
621

Management fees
195

 
234

Other
3

 
26

Total revenue
786

 
881

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated joint ventures
(35
)
 
(52
)
Revenues and equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
$
751

 
$
829


The mineral resources segment receives oil and mineral and mining royalties from exploration and development companies that extract or mine the natural resources from our land and from the sale of annual recurring water assets. The revenue components of the mineral resources segment was as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
($ in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
Oil and gas
 
$
5,301

 
$
6,198

Water sales
 
7,703

 

Rock aggregate
 
885

 
639

Cement
 
763

 
581

Land lease for oil exploration
 
149

 
637

Total revenue
 
$
14,801

 
$
8,055


The farming segment produces revenues from the sale of wine grapes, almonds and pistachios. The revenue components of the farming segment was as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
 
2014
 
2013
Almonds
 
$
5,295

 
$
6,680

Pistachios
 
6,237

 
7,002

Wine grapes
 
1,293

 
1,163

Total crop proceeds
 
$
12,825

 
$
14,845

Other farming revenues
 
229

 
193

Total farming revenues
 
$
13,054

 
$
15,038