INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

The components of the Company’s investment properties and the related accumulated depreciation information follow:

	December 31, 2016
			Accumulated
	Cost		Depreciation		Net
Office building and other commercial property:
Corporate Office - (Coconut Grove, FL) – Building	$	652,198	$	325,868	$	326,330
Corporate Office – (Coconut Grove, FL) – Land		325,000		—		325,000
Other (Hopkinton, RI) – Land (50 acres)		82,348		—		82,348
Other (Paxton, MA) – Land (20,000 square feet)		18,982		—		18,982
Other (Montpelier, Vermont) – Building		52,000		52,000		—
Other (Montpelier, Vermont) - Land and improvements (5.4 acres)		111,689		—		111,689
	$	1,242,217	$	377,868	$	864,349

	December 31, 2015
			Accumulated
	Cost		Depreciation		Net
Office building and other commercial property:
Corporate Office - (Coconut Grove, FL) – Building	$	652,198	$	310,472	$	357,060
Corporate Office – (Coconut Grove, FL) – Land		325,000		—		325,000
Other (Hopkinton, RI) – Land (50 acres)		48,305		—		48,305
Other (Paxton, MA) – Land (20,000 square feet)		6,960		—		6,960
Other (Montpelier, Vermont) – Building		52,000		52,000		—
Other (Montpelier, Vermont) - Land and improvements (5.4 acres)		111,689		—		111,689
		1,196,152	$	362,472	$	833,680