The exchange rate used in conversion to USD.

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Refers to cash inflow associate with proceeds from series bonds during the period.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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Amount after tax, before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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SERIES A BONDS PAYABLE (Details Narrative) ₪ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
SERIES A BONDS PAYABLE (Details Narrative) ₪ in Thousands	Jul. 12, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2017 ILS (₪)	May 16, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2017 ILS (₪)
Net gain on foreign currency transaction				$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000
Issuance of bonds					$ 106,583,000
Nonconvertible Series A Bonds [Member] \| Southern Properties Capital LTD [Member]
Interest rate	7.30%	7.30%	7.30%
Issuance of bonds	$ 6,668,998		$ 27,769,615
Nonconvertible Series A Bonds [Member] \| Israel Shekel [Member] \| Southern Properties Capital LTD [Member]
Exchange rate	3.574	3.574	3.607
Issuance of bonds		₪ 23,800	$ 100,200,000
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] \| Nonconvertible Series A Bonds [Member]
Debentures offering amount						$ 73,651,065
Interest rate				7.30%	7.30%	7.38%	7.38%
Effective yield						9.25%	9.25%
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] \| Nonconvertible Series A Bonds [Member] \| Israel Shekel [Member]
Debentures offering amount \| ₪							₪ 276,000
Exchange rate						3.7474	3.7474