Mortgage Loans and Notes Payable (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 298,432,922	$ 217,103,728
Fixed Rate Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	206,100,000	122,600,000
Adjustable Rate Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 92,300,000	$ 94,500,000

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.13,16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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