Extraordinary and Unusual Items	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Extraordinary and Unusual Items
Unusual or Infrequent Items Disclosure [Text Block]	Note C – Casualty Event In June 2009, Hampden Heights Apartments sustained damages of approximately $680,000 from a hail storm to one of its apartment buildings. During 2009, the Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $294,000 as a result of the receipt of insurance proceeds of approximately $318,000 which were held by the mortgage lender at December 31, 2009 and released to the Partnership during the fourth quarter of 2010, offset by the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $24,000. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Partnership removed approximately $10,000 of undepreciated damaged assets and recorded a corresponding receivable for the estimated insurance proceeds. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership recognized an additional casualty gain of approximately $342,000, which is included in loss from discontinued operations, as a result of the receipt of additional insurance proceeds of approximately $352,000, offset by the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $10,000.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Unusual or Infrequent Items Disclosure [Text Block]

Note C – Casualty Event

In June 2009, Hampden Heights Apartments sustained damages of approximately $680,000 from a hail storm to one of its apartment buildings. During 2009, the Partnership recognized a casualty gain of approximately $294,000 as a result of the receipt of insurance proceeds of approximately $318,000 which were held by the mortgage lender at December 31, 2009 and released to the Partnership during the fourth quarter of 2010, offset by the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $24,000. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Partnership removed approximately $10,000 of undepreciated damaged assets and recorded a corresponding receivable for the estimated insurance proceeds. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership recognized an additional casualty gain of approximately $342,000, which is included in loss from discontinued operations, as a result of the receipt of additional insurance proceeds of approximately $352,000, offset by the write off of undepreciated damaged assets of approximately $10,000.

CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XVII 10-Q