Loans receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Loans Receivable [Abstract]

Schedule Of Loans Receivable [Table Text Block]

Loans receivable

	December 31
	2012		2011
All loans receivable are due from the Water Authority-Cayman and consisted of:
Two loans originally aggregating $10,996,290, bearing interest at 6.5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $124,827 to May 2019, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the North Side Water Works plant.	$	7,925,386	$	8,798,106
Two loans originally aggregating $1,738,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $24,565 to March 2014, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the North Sound plant.		356,474		626,070
Two loans originally aggregating $3,671,039, bearing interest at 6.5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $54,513 to June 2017, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the Red Gate plant.		2,546,325		3,018,190
Two loans originally aggregating $897,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $12,678 to January 2013, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the Lower Valley plant.		12,626		160,107
Total loans receivable		10,840,811		12,602,473
Less current portion		1,812,532		1,843,600
Loans receivable, excluding current portion	$	9,028,279	$	10,758,873