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Fair Value - Changes in Level 3 Securities (Details)

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Fair Value - Changes in Level 3 Securities (Details) - Level 3 [Member] - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Beginning Balance	$ 8,393,683	$ 9,572,181
Acquisitions	0	0
Disposals	0	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Net Income	958,443	(1,197,438)
Return of Capital Adjustments Impacting Cost Basis of Securities	113,610	283,325
Fair Value Ending Balance	9,465,736	8,658,068
Changes in Unrealized Losses, Included In Net Income, Relating to Securities Still Held	958,443	(1,197,438)
Other Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Beginning Balance	8,393,683	9,217,181
Acquisitions	0	0
Disposals	0	0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Net Income	958,443	(842,438)
Return of Capital Adjustments Impacting Cost Basis of Securities	113,610	283,325
Fair Value Ending Balance	9,465,736	8,658,068
Changes in Unrealized Losses, Included In Net Income, Relating to Securities Still Held	$ 958,443	(842,438)
Warrant Investment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Beginning Balance		355,000
Acquisitions		0
Disposals		0
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Net Income		(355,000)
Return of Capital Adjustments Impacting Cost Basis of Securities		0
Fair Value Ending Balance		0
Changes in Unrealized Losses, Included In Net Income, Relating to Securities Still Held		$ (355,000)

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Amount of unrealized (holding) gain (loss) which is included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) related to those financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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