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Amount paid as down payment under the agreement							$ 331,000	$ 203,000
Rent expense, gross					$ 198,400	$ 161,900	$ 592,800	$ 472,900
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Percentage shares owned (in excess)					20.00%		20.00%
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Monthly rental expenses	$ 7,500			$ 3,000.0
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Number of acres \| a				4.4
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Due to Related Parties													500,000.0
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Face principal amount			$ 81,000.0
Amount payable in equal monthly installments under the agreement			3,400
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Amount paid as down payment under the agreement			$ 12,000.0
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Face principal amount			$ 48,000.0
Amount payable in equal monthly installments under the agreement			$ 2,000.0
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Face principal amount		$ 345,800
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Amount payable in equal monthly installments under the agreement		$ 41,000.0
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													5.00%
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Kletter Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Kletter Estate [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
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Notes Payable, Related Parties													$ 1,500,000
First amendments to Kletter Notes [Member]
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One-time prepayment of principal amount										$ 500,000.0
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