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NOTES PAYABLE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)
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Interest expense				$ 3,100	$ 9,500
Notes payable				34,105	14,046
Unamortized discount				1,224
Debt discount amortization				832	721
Interest Payable				189	379
Debt				34,551
Payments to acquire real estate						$ 6,800
Special assessment bond				100	3,600
Cfd Obligation One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt payments				$ 200
Area of property mortgaged (in acres) \| a				171
Obligations transferred				$ 2,900
Cfd Obligation Two [Member]
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Debt payments				$ 200
Area of property mortgaged (in acres) \| a				1.5
Value of property				$ 100
Obligations transferred				200
Subordinated Debt [Member]
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Debt Offered In Exchange For Common Stock Shares Exchange Price Per Share \| $ / shares							$ 8.02
Exchange Offering Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount							$ 10,200
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure							$ 6,400
Stated rate (percentage)							4.00%
Effective rate (percentage)							14.60%
Unamortized discount				1,200			$ 3,800
Debt discount amortization				$ 800	700
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Rate				50.00%
MacArthur Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Reduction, Other Conditions	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Extension Fee	0.35%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Interest				$ 200
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense				$ 500
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 32,300
5.9 Million Note Payable [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)						2.00%
Debt amount						$ 5,900
Community Facility District Bonds [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				6.00%
Community Facility District Bonds [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				5.00%
Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special assessment bond				$ 100
Special Assessment Bonds [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				7.50%
Special Assessment Bonds [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				6.00%
Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Term							5 years
Stated rate (percentage)							4.00%
SRE Monarch Lending [Member] \| SRE Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from line of credit					$ 4,000
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 400
Repayments of debt			$ 200
Non-Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SRE Monarch Lending [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)						16.00%
LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest					0.77%
LIBOR [Member] \| MacArthur Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)	3.75%
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest				1.56%
Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest				4.50%	3.75%
Prime Rate [Member] \| 5.9 Million Note Payable [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)						3.00%
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense				$ 1,100	$ 4,200
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense				0	447
Debt				0	50,000
Debt, net				0	49,553
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| 50 Million Non-recourse Note Payable [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount				$ 50,000
Stated rate (percentage)				7.25%
Debt				$ 0				$ 50,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| 50 Million Non-recourse Note Payable [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (percent)				6.75%
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]
Debt amount				3,700
Special assessment bond				$ 0	3,067
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				5.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount				$ 2,300
Special assessment bond				$ 0	$ 514
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				7.50%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Special Assessment Bonds [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				6.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Community Facility District Bonds [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate (percentage)				6.00%
MacArthur Place [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| MacArthur Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 19,400
Debt Instrument, Repayment Guaranty	50.00%
Required minimum net worth	$ 50,000
Required minimum liquidity	5,000
MacArthur Place [Member] \| Hotel Improvements [Member] \| MacArthur Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 10,000