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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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DEBT (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
DEBT (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) installment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($)
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Effective interest rate	4.50%		4.80%
Carrying Value	$ 223,653		$ 201,816
Letters of credit outstanding	0		$ 0
Interest expense, debt	$ 2,269	$ 1,209
Other Debt [Member]
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Effective interest rate	4.50%		4.80%
Carrying Value	$ 223,653		$ 198,316
SAWHF
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Ownership interest (as a percent)	11.85%
Morrison Grove Management LLC [Member] \| Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	$ 3,500
Notes Payable and Other Debt [Member] \| SAWHF
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Weighted average effective interest rates of debt obligations	14.70%
Carrying Value	$ 4,200
Ownership interest (as a percent)	11.85%
Principal amount of debt	$ 4,300
Bond Related Notes Payable and Other Debt [Member] \| Morrison Grove Management LLC [Member]
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Interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Principal amount of debt	$ 4,500
Notes Payable	4,500
Bond Related Notes Payable and Other Debt [Member] \| Morrison Grove Management LLC [Member] \| Debt Obligations Mature In 2026
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Notes Payable	3,000
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Notes Payable	$ 1,500
Number of installments for amortization of debt \| installment	3
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Fixed spread (as a percent)	5.15%
Base rate (as percentage)	6.48%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Effective interest rate	5.30%
Carrying Value	$ 120,000
Fixed spread (as a percent)	2.75%
Principal amount of debt	$ 120,000
Borrowing capacity	$ 175,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Sep. 19, 2022
Line of credit facility extension period	12 months
Interest expense, debt	$ 1,300
Debt instrument base rate plus fixed spread percentage rate	4.30%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Committed Amount [Member]
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Borrowing capacity	$ 120,000			$ 100,000
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
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Interest rate (as a percent)				1.50%
Subsidiaries [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Facility Amount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity				$ 125,000