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Basis of Presentation (Details) Real Estate, Receivables, Operating Costs and Income Taxes (USD $)
3 Months Ended9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Real Estate and Water Assets:     
Real Estate Held-for-sale$ 6,336,946 $ 6,336,946 $ 4,300,000
Real Estate and Water Asset Impairment Charge     
Carrying value of Fish Springs asset352,861,000 352,861,000 355,570,000
Impairment charge16,224,000 16,224,000  
Reverse of previously attributed losses, noncontrolling interest7,182,000(764,000)5,330,000(2,305,000) 
Notes and Other Receivables:     
Installment notes interest rates, minimum  8.00%  
Installment notes interest rates, maximum  10.00%  
Provision for bad debts  0  
Operating and Other Costs:     
Foreign currency gain (loss)(1,744,066)2,900,0001,080,8761,800,000 
Provision for Income Taxes:     
Interest related to uncertain tax positions  24,000116,000 
Income tax benefit(27,342,000)1,613,000(26,759,000)4,757,000 
Effective income tax rate(198.00%)59.00%(213.00%)38.00% 
Restatement Adjustment | Fish Springs Ranch, LLC | Reverse Loss Attributed to Noncontrolling Interest
     
Real Estate and Water Asset Impairment Charge     
Reverse of previously attributed losses, noncontrolling interest7,400,000    
Fish Springs Ranch, LLC
     
Real Estate and Water Asset Impairment Charge     
Noncontrolling interest, percentage of ownership49.00% 49.00%  
Reverse of previously attributed losses, noncontrolling interest0    
Northstar
     
Provision for Income Taxes:     
Ownership percentage in Northstar88.00% 88.00%  
Fish Springs assets
     
Real Estate and Water Asset Impairment Charge     
Fair value of Fish Springs asset84,889,953 84,889,953  
Carrying value of Fish Springs asset101,113,979 101,113,979  
Impairment charge16,224,000[1]    
State
     
Provision for Income Taxes:     
Valuation allowance for state deferred tax assets$ 32,187,860 $ 32,187,860  
Minimum
     
Notes and Other Receivables:     
Installment notes terms (in years)  3  
Maximum
     
Notes and Other Receivables:     
Installment notes terms (in years)  10  
Provision for Income Taxes:     
Likelihood uncertain tax percentage will be sustained  50.00%  
[1]As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a non-recurring fair value measurement for an intangible asset with a carrying amount of $101.1 million that was written down to its implied fair value of $84.9 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $16.2 million, which was included in earnings for 2011. The implied fair value was calculated using a discounted cash flow model that incorporated a wide range of assumptions including current asset pricing, price escalation, discount rates, absorption rates, and timing of sales, and costs. Given the continued dramatic and prolonged slow-down in housing starts and sales in the North Valleys of Reno, Nevada, and the recent decline in market prices for similar assets, the Company adjusted its assumptions and judgments in the model by reducing the price, lengthening the timing of absorption of water sales from the original projections.