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NOTES PAYABLE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 34,551
Special Assessment Bond	100	$ 3,600
Unamortized discount	1,224
Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Assessment Bond	$ 100
Non-Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SRE Monarch Lending [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)			16.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| 5.9 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Amount			$ 5,900
Variable rate (percent)			2.00%
LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest		0.77%
Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest	4.50%	3.75%
Prime Rate [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 5.9 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)			3.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	5.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	6.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	6.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	7.50%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Assessment Bond	$ 0	$ 3,581
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Assessment Bond	0	3,067
Face Amount	3,700
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Assessment Bond	0	514
Face Amount	$ 2,300
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	5.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	6.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	7.50%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	6.00%
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 0	50,000
Less: Deferred Financing Costs of Notes Payable	0	(447)
Total Notes Payable, Net	0	$ 49,553
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 50 Million Non-recourse Note Payable [Member]
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Debt	0			$ 50,000
Face Amount	$ 50,000
Stated rate (percentage)	7.25%
Interest rate during period (percent)		7.40%
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 50 Million Non-recourse Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)	6.75%
Continuing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 34,551	$ 14,046
Less: Deferred Financing Costs of Notes Payable	(446)	0
Total Notes Payable, Net	34,105	14,046
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Assessment Bond	116	0
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 32.3 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	19,557	0
Face Amount	$ 0
Interest rate during period (percent)	5.31%
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 5.9 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 5,940	5,940
Face Amount	$ 0
Stated rate (percentage)	5.50%
Variable rate (percent)	2.00%
Interest rate during period (percent)	5.75%
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Legal Settlement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 8,938	8,106
Face Amount	$ 0
Stated rate (percentage)	4.00%
Effective rate (percentage)	14.60%
Unamortized discount	$ 1,200	$ 2,100
Continuing Operations [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 32.3 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest	1.56%
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 5.9 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)	3.00%
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 32.3 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	3.25%
Continuing Operations [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| 32.3 Million Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)	3.75%