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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND LIQUIDITY (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended
Jul. 20, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 13, 2013
ft²
Jan. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Area of land | a         3,666    
Note Payable for LK-Four Hickory [Member]              
Loan guarantee amount         $ 20,900    
ART and ART Midwest, Inc. [Member]              
Damages sought value       $ 74,000      
Actual damages sought value       26,000      
Interest damages sought value       $ 48,000      
Description of plaintiff      

Mr. David Clapper and entities related to Mr. Clapper (collectively, the “Clapper Parties”)

      
Description of defendant      

A formerly owned entity (American Realty Trust, Inc.) and its former subsidiary (ART Midwest, Inc.)

      
Description of allegation      

The matter originally involved a transaction in 1998 in which ART Midwest, Inc. was to acquire eight residential apartment complexes from the Clapper Parties.

      
Description of action taken by court  

Subsequently, the trial court recalculated the damage award, reducing it to approximately $59 million, inclusive of actual damages and then current interest.

          
Notes receivable from the sale of ART             $ 10,000
Damages - awarded amount   $ 59,000          
Port Olpentiz [Member]              
Description of plaintiff     ARL        
Description of defendant    

The lawsuits are against: 1) the former German partner and his company, and 2) against the law firm in Hamburg originally hired to protect ARL’s investment in the project

        
Description of allegation    

ARL had filed two lawsuits in Germany to recover funds invested in the project.

       
Area of land | ft²           420  
Write-off of loans     $ 5,300        
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member]              
Description of plaintiff ART and TCI            
Description of defendant Dynex Capital Inc.            
Description of action taken by court

On July 20, 2015, the 68th Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas issued its Final Judgment in Cause No. DC-03-00675, styled Basic Capital Management, Inc., American Realty Trust, Inc., Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., Continental Poydras Corp., Continental Common, Inc. and Continental Baronne, Inc. v. Dynex Commercial, Inc.

            
Unfunded loan commitment $ 160,000            
Damages - awarded amount 256            
Damages - pre-judgement interest 192            
Damages - total 448            
Awarded attorney fees $ 1,600            
Post-judgment interest rate 5.00%            
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member] | American Reality Trust, Inc. [Member]              
Damages - awarded amount $ 14,200            
Damages - pre-judgement interest 10,600            
Damages - total 24,800            
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member] | Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member]              
Damages - awarded amount 11,100            
Damages - pre-judgement interest 8,400            
Damages - total $ 19,500