Liquidation Basis of Accounting, Liability for Estimated Costs in Excess of Receipts [Text Block] | 4. Estimated Liquidation and Operating Costs Net of Estimated Receipts 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 liquidation and operating costs net 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 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, 2018 December 31, 2018 January 1, 2018 Expenditures/ (Receipts) Remeasurement of Assets and Liabilities December 31, 2018 Assets: Estimated net inflows from investment of real estate $ 4,044,202 $ (2,386,428 ) $ 1,760,511 $ 3,418,285 Liabilities: Property operating costs (2,403,872 ) 1,495,664 (1,176,747 ) (2,084,955 ) Tenant improvements (1,304,109 ) 1,316,567 (478,302 ) (465,844 ) Common area capital expenditures (500,000 ) 71,075 (236,075 ) (665,000 ) Land entitlement costs (2,516,394 ) 1,261,048 (213,128 ) (1,468,474 ) Corporate expenditures (5,650,775 ) 2,213,047 (1,466,639 ) (4,904,367 ) Selling costs on real estate assets* (1,981,000 ) 79,438 (535,514 ) (2,437,076 ) Retention bonus payments to directors, officers and employees* (642,259 ) 86,917 (1,429,391 ) (1,984,733 ) Less Prepaid expenses and other assets 304,294 93,560 - 397,854 Liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation** $ (10,649,913 ) $ 4,230,888 $ (3,775,285 ) $ (10,194,310 ) *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 June 30, 2020. 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 ) Tenant improvements (520,000 ) 525,554 (1,309,663 ) (1,304,109 ) Common area capital expenditures (320,000 ) 40,030 (220,030 ) (500,000 ) Land entitlement costs (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, executives and employees (a)* (360,972 ) 304,052 (585,339 ) (642,259 ) Less prepaid expenses and other assets 317,962 (13,668 ) - 304,294 Liability for estimated costs in excess of estimated receipts during liquidation** $ (9,912,661 ) $ 4,071,913 $ (4,809,165 ) $ (10,649,913 ) *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 2019. (a) The value of the real estate reported in the Statement of Net Assets as of December 31, 2017, not may not 2013 one not |