2.4.0.81010 - Disclosure - Businesstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001308711duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Business2false 2us-gaap_NatureOfOperationsus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> 1.                          Business   Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I, Inc. (which may be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in November 2004 as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes.   We operate commercial real estate or real estate-related assets located in and outside the United States on an opportunistic basis.  In particular, we have focused on acquiring properties with significant possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those requiring development, redevelopment, or repositioning, or those located in markets and submarkets with higher volatility, lower barriers to entry, and high growth potential.  We have acquired a wide variety of properties, including office, retail, hospitality, recreation and leisure, multifamily, and other properties.  We have purchased existing and newly constructed properties and properties under development or construction, including multifamily properties.  As of June 30, 2013, we wholly owned five properties and consolidated three properties through investments in joint ventures on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  In addition, we are the mezzanine lender for one multifamily property.  We also have a noncontrolling, unconsolidated ownership interest in a joint venture consisting of 22 properties that are accounted for using the equity method.  Substantially all of our business is conducted through Behringer Harvard Opportunity OP I, LP, a Texas limited partnership organized in November 2004 (“Behringer Harvard OP I”), or its subsidiaries thereof.  Our wholly owned subsidiary, BHO, Inc., a Delaware corporation, owns less than a 0.1% interest in Behringer Harvard OP I as its sole general partner.  The remaining interest of Behringer Harvard OP I is held as a limited partnership interest by our wholly owned subsidiary, BHO Business Trust, a Maryland business trust.   We are externally managed and advised by Behringer Harvard Opportunity Advisors I, LLC (“Behringer Harvard Opportunity Advisors I” or the “Advisor”), a Texas limited liability company.  Behringer Harvard Opportunity Advisors I is responsible for managing our day-to-day affairs and for identifying and making acquisitions, dispositions, and investments on our behalf.   Presentation of Financial Statements   Our financial statements are presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business as we proceed through our disposition phase.  As is usual for opportunity-style real estate investment programs, we are structured as a finite life entity, and have entered the final phase of operations.  This phase includes the selling of our assets, retiring our liabilities, and distributing net proceed to shareholders.  We have experienced significant losses and may generate negative cash flows as mortgage note obligations and expenses exceed revenues.   If we are unable to sell a property when we determine to do so, it could have a significant adverse effect on our cash flows that are necessary to meet our mortgage obligations and our ability to satisfy our other liabilities in the normal course of business.   Our ability to continue as a going concern is, therefore, dependent upon our ability to sell real estate investments to pay down debt as it matures if extensions or new financings are unavailable, and our ability to fund ongoing costs of our Company, including our development and operating properties. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. 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