ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING (Details)	Jun. 30, 2013
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
Percentage of Common stock owned by Affiliates	87.40%
Percentage of common stock outstanding shares of Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc.	83.80%
Owned percentage of subsidiary TCI in Income Opportunity Realty Investors	81.10%
Number of interests in a total property portfolio of income producing properties	57
Number of commercial properties	11
Number of office buildings	7
Area of rental square feet (In Millions)	2.6
Number of apartment communities	46
Apartment communities units total	8,353
Area of acres of developed and undeveloped land	4,629