2.4.0.80010 - Disclosure - 5. Property and equipmenttruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2013-01-01to2013-06-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000828878duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Property, Plant & Equipment consisted of the following:   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center">June 30, 2013</td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center">December 31, 2012</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="width: 81%">Building</td> <td style="width: 1%">$</td> <td style="width: 8%; text-align: right">15,984</td> <td style="width: 1%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%">$</td> <td style="width: 8%; text-align: right">15,746</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td>Automobile</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: right">1,199,840</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: right">1,181,987</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td>Office equipment & Furniture</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">582,065</td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">562,240</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: right">1,797,889</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: right">1,759,973</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td>Accumulated depreciation</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">(1,563,146)</td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">(1,530,913)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td>Property and equipment, net</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right">234,743</td> <td> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right">229,061</td></tr> </table>   The Company recorded depreciation expense relating to properties held for rental, as well as property and equipment amounting to $1,642,147 and $1,622,687 for the months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of which, $8,058 and $44,053 were recorded as general and administrative expense, respectively.   As of June 30, 2013, fixed assets and rental property totaling $31,827,386 were pledged as security for various bank loans totaling $21,474,892.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 false05. Property and equipmentfalse5. Property and equipmentUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://greatchinaholdings.com/role/PropertyAndEquipment12