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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - 10Q
Mar. 31, 2015
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Residential and mixed-use properties  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 20us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Number of units 2,412us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
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= nen_ResidentialAndMixedUseRealEstateMember
Condominium  
Line of Business  
Number of units 19us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
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= nen_CondominiumRealEstateMember
Wholly owned properties  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 24us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Wholly owned properties | Residential buildings  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 16us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
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= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Number of units 2,412us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
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= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
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Wholly owned properties | Mixed use residential, retail and office buildings  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 4us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_ResidentialRetailAndOfficeBuildingMixedUseMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Wholly owned properties | Commercial  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 3us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Area of property (in square feet) 108,043us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Wholly owned properties | Condominium  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_CondominiumRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Number of units 19us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
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= nen_CondominiumRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember
Partially owned properties | Residential and mixed-use properties  
Line of Business  
Number of properties 9us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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= nen_ResidentialAndMixedUseRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember
Number of units 790us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_ResidentialAndMixedUseRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember
Area of property (in square feet) 12,500us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_ResidentialAndMixedUseRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember
Partially owned properties | Residential and mixed-use properties | Minimum  
Line of Business  
Percentage of ownership interest 40.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember
Partially owned properties | Residential and mixed-use properties | Maximum  
Line of Business  
Percentage of ownership interest 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_ResidentialAndMixedUseRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
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= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember
Partially owned properties | Car parking lot  
Line of Business  
Capacity of real estate property (in cars per lot) 50nen_CapacityOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= nen_CarParkingLotRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_PartiallyOwnedPropertiesMember