Liquidation Basis of Accounting, Liability for Estimated Costs in Excess of Receipts [Text Block] | 5. Liability for Estimated Costs in Excess of Receipts during Liquidation The liquidation basis of accounting requires the Company to estimate net cash flows from operations and to accrue all costs associated with implementing and completing the plan of liquidation. The Company currently estimates that it will incur costs in excess of estimated receipts during the liquidation period, excluding the net proceeds from the real estate sales. These amounts can vary significantly due to, among other things, land entitlement/re-zoning costs, the timing and estimates for executing and renewing leases, capital expenditures to maintain the real estate at its current estimated realizable value and estimates of tenant improvement costs, the timing of property sales and any direct/indirect costs incurred that are related to the sales (e.g., retention bonuses on the sale of the Cortlandt Manor and Flowerfield properties, costs to address buy side due diligence inclusive of administrative fees, legal fees and property costs to address items arising from such due diligence and not The change in the liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation from January 1, 2017 December 31, 2017 January 1, 2017 Expenditures/ (Receipts) Remeasurement of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2017 Assets: Estimated net inflows from investment of real estate $ 4,587,606 $ (2,618,717 ) $ 2,075,313 $ 4,044,202 Liabilities: Property operating costs (2,171,863 ) 1,488,979 (1,720,988 ) (2,403,872 ) Capital expenditures excluding land entitlement costs and land purchases (840,000 ) 565,584 (1,529,693 ) (1,804,109 ) Land entitlement costs and land purchases (3,358,200 ) 1,718,120 (876,314 ) (2,516,394 ) Corporate expenditures (6,225,694 ) 2,418,208 (1,843,289 ) (5,650,775 ) Selling costs on real estate assets* (1,861,500 ) 209,355 (328,855 ) (1,981,000 ) Retention bonus payments to directors(a)* (234,632 ) 197,633 (380,470 ) (417,469 ) Retention bonus payments to executives and other employees(a)* (126,340 ) 106,419 (204,869 ) (224,790 ) Less Prepaid expenses and other assets 345,512 (16,122 ) - 329,390 Liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation** $ (9,885,111 ) $ 4,069,459 $ (4,809,165 ) $ (10,624,817 ) *The amounts reported are based on the provisions of the retention bonus plan and the reported amount of the real estate assets estimated net realizable value. ** These estimates are based on the liquidation being completed by the end of 2019. (a) The value of the real estate reported in the Statement of Net Assets as of December 31, 201 7, not may not 2013 not The change in the liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation from January 1, 2016 December 31, 2016 January 1, 2016 Expenditures/ (Receipts) Remeasurement of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2016 Assets: Estimated rents and reimbursements $ 6,440,325 $ (3,576,121 ) $ 1,723,402 $ 4,587,606 Liabilities: Property operating costs (3,596,704 ) 1,900,973 (476,132 ) (2,171,863 ) Capital expenditures excluding land entitlement costs and land purchases (612,704 ) 426,658 (653,954 ) (840,000 ) Land entitlement costs (3,154,490 ) 897,074 (1,100,784 ) (3,358,200 ) Corporate expenditures (7,778,675 ) 3,139,420 (1,586,439 ) (6,225,694 ) Selling costs on real estate assets* (2,817,000 ) 979,704 (24,204 ) (1,861,500 ) Retention bonus payments to directors (a)* (1,263,730 ) 762,351 266,747 (234,632 ) Retention bonus payments to executives and other employees (a)* (680,470 ) 410,497 143,633 (126,340 ) Less prepaid expenses and other assets 443,108 (97,596 ) - 345,512 Liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation** $ (13,020,340 ) $ 4,842,960 $ (1,707,731 ) $ (9,885,111 ) *The amounts reported are based on the provisions of the retention bonus plan and the reported amount of the real estate assets estimated net realizable value. **These estimates were based on the liquidation being completed by the end of 2018. (a) The value of the real estate reported in the Statement of Net Assets as of December 31, 2016, not may not 2013 not |