2.4.0.8000110 - Disclosure - Note 4 - Property and Equipmenttruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD130101_130630http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000748790duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Notes2false 2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Note 4 Property and Equipment   Property and equipment are as follows:   <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%" style='width:90.0%'> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;padding:0'> June 30, </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;padding:0'> December 31, </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;padding:0in 0in 1.5pt 0in'>   </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0'> 2013 </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0'> 2012 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style='width:13.0%;padding:0'>   </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> Land </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> $4,558,125 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> $4,539,314 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:white;padding:0'> Plantation development costs </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'> 10,152,896 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'> 9,229,638 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> Plantation equipment </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> 1,714,644 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> 1,546,971 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 1.5pt 0in'> Office equipment </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;background:white;padding:0'> 109,752 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;background:white;padding:0'> 108,598 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'>   </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:white;padding:0'> Total cost </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'> 16,535,417 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'> 15,424,521 </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 1.5pt 0in'> Less accumulated depreciation </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> (1,024,212) </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> (865,518) </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:white;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'>   </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;background:white;padding:0'>   </td> </tr> <tr align="left"> <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style='width:70.0%;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 3.0pt 0in'> Property and equipment, net </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:double black 2.25pt;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> $15,511,205 </td> <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style='width:12.0%;border:none;border-bottom:double black 2.25pt;background:#CCEEFF;padding:0'> $14,559,002 </td> </tr> </table> </div>   Commencing in June 2008, Asideros I purchased certain equipment for purposes of rapidly clearing the land, preparing the land for planting, and actually planting the Jatropha trees.  The Company has capitalized farming equipment and costs related to the development of land for farm use in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for accounting by agricultural producers and agricultural cooperatives.  Plantation equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 15 years.  Depreciation expense has been capitalized as part of plantation development costs through the date that the plantation becomes commercially productive.  The initial plantations were deemed to be commercially productive on October 1, 2009, at which date the Company commenced the depreciation of plantation development costs over estimated useful lives of 10 to 35 years, depending on the nature of the development.  Developments and other improvements with indefinite lives are capitalized and not depreciated.  Other developments that have a limited life and intermediate-life plants that have growth and production cycles of more than one year are being depreciated over their useful lives once they are placed in service.  The land, plantation development costs, and plantation equipment are located in Mexico.  falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. 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