Fair Value Disclosures (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Asset impairment charges relating to winery and vineyard properties		$ 36,100,000
Assumed mortgage note payable	3,800,000
Fair value of note	4,100,000
Estimated market rate used for determining discounted cash flow for fixed rate notes	5.29%
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable, net		325,097,000		305,404,000
Notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net		5,015,000		5,127,000
Investments in direct financing leases, net		233,619,000	21,000,000	226,433,000
Finance lease investment weighted average interest rate		12.02%
Minimum interest on investments in direct finance lease		11.93%
Maximum interest on investments in direct finance lease		12.38%
Fair value of variable rate debt		4,109,000
Long-term debt		1,154,295,000		1,191,179,000
Fixed Rate Mortgage Notes Receivable [Member]
Mortgage notes and related accrued interest receivable, net		325,100,000
Weighted average interest rate of mortgage notes receivable		8.48%
Receivable interest rate minimum		7.00%
Receivable interest rate maximum		10.46%
Weighted market rate used for determining future cash flow for notes receivable		10.04%
Fair value of notes receivable		298,900,000
Fixed Rate Notes Receivable [Member]
Estimated market rate used for determining discounted cash flow for fixed rate notes		9.40%
Notes receivable and related accrued interest receivable, net		5,000,000
Receivable interest rate minimum		6.00%
Receivable interest rate maximum		15.00%
Fair value of notes receivable		4,800,000
Weighted average interest rate of note receivable		8.43%
Variable Rate Debt [Member]
Long-term debt		233,600,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate		1.94%
Fixed Rate Debt [Member]
Long-term debt		920,700,000
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate		6.55%
Weighted market rate for determining fair value of debt		5.53%
Fair value of debt		$ 950,000,000