DEBT, NOTES PAYABLE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Lien	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation One [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Cfd Obligation One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation One [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation One [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation Two [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Cfd Obligation Two [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation Two [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation Two [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cfd Obligation [Member] Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cfd Obligation [Member] Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Convertible Senior Notes Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Senior Notes Payable [Member]	Jun. 07, 2011 Convertible Senior Notes Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan Agreement With Eda [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Can Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Apple Valley [Member] Loan Agreement With Eda [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable in Connection with Deed-in-lieu of Foreclosure Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable in Connection with Deed-in-lieu of Foreclosure Acquisition [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Settlement Payable in Conjunction with Apple Valley, Minnesota Development Project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Settlement Payable in Conjunction with Apple Valley, Minnesota Development Project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Settlement Payable in Conjunction with Apple Valley, Minnesota Development Project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Non Interest Bearing Notes [Member} Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non Interest Bearing Notes [Member} Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Non Interest Bearing Notes [Member} Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Non Interest Bearing Notes [Member} Promissory Notes [Member] Contract	Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Expense	$ 19,176,000	$ 15,215,000	$ 9,843,000			$ (1,000)	$ 1,000
Debt instrument, face amount																							50,000,000						3,700,000						5,200,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage (in percentage)	12.00%																						17.00%	6.00%			12.00%		10.00%			5.00%				4.00%
Length of Period Not Allowed to Sell, Transfer or Otherwise Convey all or Part of Property without Prior Written Consent of Economic Development Authority																								5 years
Contingencies Receipts Under Development Agreement																										200,000
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms, Years, Option One																													5 years
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms, Years, Option Two																													10 years
Repayment of Notes Payable, First Annual Installment Required to Make																													400,000
Proceeds from Sale of Past Due Parcels Used to Pay Related Settlement Balance																														700,000
Repayment of Notes Payable, Annual Installment																														300,000
Extension term				3 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage, Amended				8.00%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment				200,000
Minimum Cash And Cash Equivalents To Be Maintained	5,000,000.0
Held for Sale asset acquired	3,800,000	0	0
Contingencies Business Subsidy Under Development Agreement																										1,100,000
Number of Liens Associated with Property Acquired	4
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Lien Value in Principal	22,400,000
Percentage Of Deferred Interest added to Notes Payable (in percentage)																					5.00%		5.00%
Percentage Of Deferred Interest Payable In Cash (in percentage)																							12.00%
Deferred Interest																					10,400,000	7,400,000
Percentage Of Exit Fee Payable (in percentage)																					15.00%
Exit Fee and Discount On Debt																					10,400,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																					5,400,000	7,500,000										0	600,000
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	2,047,000	2,549,000	530,000																		2,000,000	2,000,000											600,000	500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage (in percentage)																					23.00%
Debt Instrument, Percentage of Excess Book Value Over Original Purchase Price to Determine Buy Back Price																					50.00%
Restrictive Covenants, Settlement Limitation																					10,500,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in shares)																				104.3
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount																				1,000
Percentage Of Preferred Stock Redemption Price (in percentage)																				115.00%
Preferred Stock Purchase Price (in dollars per share)																				$ 9.58
Notes Payable	46,043,000	9,378,000				3,308,000																					24,618,000	0		2,268,000	3,308,000	5,200,000
Interest Payable, Current																																1,100,000	500,000
Number of Promissory Notes Executed																																			2
Long Term Debt	116,805,000	75,818,000						3,500,000	3,500,000	3,700,000			1,900,000	2,300,000				5,300,000	6,000,000
Debt Instrument Annual Interest Rate (in percentage)											6.00%	5.00%			7.50%	6.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	4,800,000																										83,000,000					3,100,000
Other Notes Payable	0	850,000																																		850,000
Initial Conversion Price Discount Percentage (in percentage)																				20.00%
Real Estate Held-for-sale																	4,900,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt								800,000					300,000
Commercial Land Pledged As Security Carrying Value	1,300,000
Notes Payable Imputed Interest Rate (in percentage)	12.00%																															12.00%
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date																																Jan. 01, 2010
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage (in percentage)																				17.00%
Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage Additional Shares (in percentage)																				5.00%
Preferred Stock Conversion Price (in dollars per share)																				$ 9.58
Debt Issuance Cost	8,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal																																0	90,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Default Percentage																																10.00%
Common Stock Dividend Rate Percentage (in percentage)																				1.00%
Convertible Preferred Stock, Term of Conversion, Ratio Used to Determine Conversion Price																				2.5
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	250,000,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross	50,000,000
Secured debt	24,800,000				10,000,000																				10,000,000
Pledged Assets, Not Separately Reported, Real Estate	24,800,000
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost													$ 5,700,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date																																Dec. 31, 2012
Area of Real Estate Property, Mortgaged									171				15