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Scheduled Closing Date for sale on Land.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 605
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.4(a).Q1 Response)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 13
-Section A

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Revenue from the sale of land in the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Land and Development Costs and Subsurface Interests - Summary of Sales within the Tomoka Town Center (Detail)		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / a	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 a	Dec. 31, 2015 ft²
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property									160	1,700,000
Sales Price						$ 22,500,000	$ 8,800,000	$ 3,000,000
Gain Recognized in 2015	$ (497,000)		$ 13,000	$ (277,000)	$ (228,000)			$ 1,216,000
Tanger Outlet [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Date Closed						Nov. 12, 2015
Area of a real estate property \| a									38.93
Sales Price						$ 9,700,000
Avg. Sales Price per Acre \| $ / a						249,165
Gain Recognized in 2015						$ 2,793,419
Deferred Revenue		$ 6,327,421				$ 6,327,421
Sams Club [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Date Closed						Dec. 23, 2015
Area of a real estate property \| a									18.10
Sales Price						$ 4,500,000
Avg. Sales Price per Acre \| $ / a						248,619
Gain Recognized in 2015						$ 1,278,747
Deferred Revenue		2,881,795				$ 2,881,795
NADG - First Parcel [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Date Closed						Dec. 29, 2015
Area of a real estate property \| a									37.26
Sales Price						$ 5,168,335
Avg. Sales Price per Acre \| $ / a						138,710
Gain Recognized in 2015						$ 1,421,303
Deferred Revenue		3,447,557				3,447,557
Tomoka Town Center [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of a real estate property \| a									94.29
Sales Price		19,400,000				$ 19,368,335
Avg. Sales Price per Acre \| $ / a						205,412
Gain Recognized in 2015						$ 5,493,469
Deferred Revenue		$ 12,656,773				$ 12,656,773