Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 11,358,860	$ 9,470,295
Less current portion	(465,360)	(483,669)
Long-term portion of long-term debt	10,893,500	8,986,626
Note Payable - (net of discount and deferred issuance costs of $999,420) (GF Comstock 2 LP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	9,723,580	0
Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	1,449,280	1,540,629
Note Payable - (Lynch House)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	186,000	186,000
Note Payable (Silver Springs Property)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	3,310,851
Finance Obligation (Varilease) \| Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	1,964,882
Note Payable (Daney)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	868,398
Note Payable (Donovan Property)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	300,733
Note Payable (V&T)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	298,955
Note Payable (White House)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	275,433
Note Payable (Gold Hill Hotel)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	239,216
Note Payable (Dayton Property Golden Goose)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	207,562
Notes Payable - Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 0	$ 277,636

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