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Estimated cost of improvements.

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Percentage of actual cost for reimbursement of improvement cost.

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Reimbursement Of Capital Expenditure Commitments

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Reimbursement period of land improvement cost.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Represents the caption on the face of the balance sheet to indicate that the entity has entered into (1) purchase or supply arrangements that will require expending a portion of its resources to meet the terms thereof, and (2) is exposed to potential losses or, less frequently, gains, arising from (a) possible claims against a company's resources due to future performance under contract terms, and (b) possible losses or likely gains from uncertainties that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events that are deemed likely to occur do occur or fail to occur.

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The aggregate costs related to construction and development services during the reporting period.

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This item represents the deferred credit for an incentive or inducement received by a lessee from a lessor, in order to motivate the lessee to enter the lease agreement, which incentive or inducement is to be recognized as a reduction of rental expense over the lease term.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Commitments - Expenditures (Detail)			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 05, 2016 ft²	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2016 ft²	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a	Apr. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property			1,581	1,500,000		148.35
Reserve for Tenant Improvements					$ 569,151	$ 812,493
Lease commitments
Lowes
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reserve for Tenant Improvements					551,000		$ 651,000
Tenant improvements					100,000
Construction and Other Commitment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reimbursement period of land improvement cost			5 years
Cash deposited related to improvements					286,000			$ 283,500
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| Williamson Crossing Remaining Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a			19.6
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. ("RaceTrac") [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a			3.4
Estimated cost for improvements			$ 1,260,000
Percentage of cost paid			77.50%
Actual cost paid for the next five years					976,500
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| Williamson Crossing [Member] \| Williamson Crossing Remaining Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a			23
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| Tomoka Town Center [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a			98.69
Remaining commitment					508,000
Lease commitments					9,100,000
Construction costs incurred			$ 8,600,000
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| Sam’s Club [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a						18.10
Cash deposited related to improvements					125,000	$ 125,000
Remaining commitment					125,000
Construction and Other Commitment [Member] \| Integra Land Company [Member]
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Area of a real estate property \| a						14.98
Actual cost paid for the next five years						$ 276,000
Cash deposited related to improvements						370,000
Remaining commitment					20,000
Reimbursement of Capital Expenditure Commitments						$ 94,000
Escrow Deposit Disbursements			350,000
Maximum [Member] \| Construction and Other Commitment [Member]
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Remaining commitment					690,000
Winter Park, Florida \| The Grove
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of Building \| ft²		112,000
Winter Park, Florida \| Anchor space of the Grove
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term		15 years
Area of land in percentage		36.00%
Area of Building \| ft²		40,000
Funding for tenant improvements			$ 1,900,000
Tenant improvements					$ 2,100,000
Restricted Cash, Escrow for Tenant Improvements [Member] \| Winter Park, Florida \| Anchor space of the Grove
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Funding for tenant improvements	$ 4,000,000