2.4.0.82107100 - Disclosure - Plan of Liquidationtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000722833duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1crpiii_LiquidationOfPartnershipAbstractcrpiii_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Liquidation of Partnership [Abstract]2false 2crpiii_LiquidationDisclosureTextBlockcrpiii_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">PLAN OF LIQUIDATION </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:0px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On November 21, 2005, the General Partners recommended that the limited partners approve a plan of liquidation and dissolution for the partnership, or the "Plan". The Plan was approved by the limited partners on January 20, 2006. Currently, the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">one</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> remaining Property in which the Partnership is invested through its investments in the Local Partnerships is under contract for sale. There can be no assurance as to when the liquidation and dissolution of the partnership will be completed, but it is anticipated that the process will be completed prior to December 31, 2013. Liquidation is not imminent, and as such, we have not prepared these financial statements under the liquidation basis of accounting. Because the liquidation of the Partnership was not imminent as of June 30, 2013, the condensed financial statements are presented assuming the Partnership will continue as a going concern.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaLiquidation Disclosure [Text Block]No definition available.false0Plan of LiquidationfalsePlan of LiquidationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.capitalrealtypartners.net/role/PlanOfLiquidation12