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The distance of retail land owned adjacent to a major Interstate highway.

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Area of land held.

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Amount of realized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), excluding other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI).

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of property as primarily intended to generate income for its owner.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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LAND AND SUBSURFACE INTERESTS - Daytona Beach, Florida Land (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2018	Oct. 26, 2018 a	Aug. 01, 2018 a	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) a property mi	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Area of land sales as a percentage of land holdings	64.00%		64.00%
Land sale acres		3,503	3,500
Net realized loss on investments \| $						$ 0
Daytona Beach, FL
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				1.1	3
Purchase price \| $				$ 1,800	$ 2,000
Undeveloped land \| Daytona Beach, FL
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				5,500
Undeveloped land \| Daytona Beach, FL \| Property West of I-95
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				4,500
Distance of land owned along Interstate \| mi				6
Undeveloped land \| Daytona Beach, FL \| Property west of Interstate 95 and north of Interstate 4
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				1,000
Undeveloped land \| Daytona Beach, FL \| Property east of Interstate 95
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				1,000
Distance of land owned along Interstate \| mi				6
Undeveloped land, parcel one \| Daytona Beach, FL \| Property west of Interstate 95 and north of Interstate 4
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Acres				850
Undeveloped land, smaller parcels \| Daytona Beach, FL \| Property west of Interstate 95 and north of Interstate 4
Land and development costs and subsurface interests
Number of land parcels \| property				3