INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) partnership	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) partnership	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors					$ 14,257,000	$ 725,000
Decrease in investment in unconsolidated entities due to consolidation of VIE’s					0	4,031,000
Decrease in mortgage loans					0	399,000
Decrease in other receivables					0	2,166,000
Increase in other real estate owned					0	18,105,000
Increase in other assets					0	1,143,000
Increase in liabilities					0	160,000
Increase in non-controlling interest					0	6,509,000
Recovery of credit losses					1,968,000	6,461,000
Advances to partnerships					0	650,000
Notes payable					36,314,000	34,105,000
Equity method loss from unconsolidated entities, net					0	(239,000)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					1,144,000	(798,000)
Contributions to Hotel Fund capital costs					90,000
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors					14,257,000	725,000
Profit distribution to related party					408,000	0
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned and operating properties and other assets					8,692,000	104,856,000
Gain on sale of real estate					$ 3,938,000	10,688,000
Unconsolidated Partnerships [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of partnerships | partnership					5		5
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 700,000			$ 5,000,000
Advances to partnerships					$ 4,300,000
Increase in Borrowing Capacity						1,000,000
Notes payable					5,000,000
Notes receivable					$ 100,000	4,700,000
Effective rate (percentage)					7.50%
Lakeside JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments				$ 4,200,000
Ownership percentage by fund manager					90.00%
Equity Method Investment, Preferred Return					12.00%
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned and operating properties and other assets					$ 8,200,000
Gain on sale of real estate					$ 3,500,000
Lakeside JV [Member] | Park City Development, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments				$ 500,000
Consideration transferred			$ 700,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			10.00%		10.00%
Utah JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors					$ 1,900,000		$ 1,700,000	$ 1,700,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners					50.00%
Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage					3.40%
Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage					100.00%
Variable Interest Entity [Member] | Lakeside JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Advances to partnerships						$ 700,000
Prime Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Unconsolidated Partnerships [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Variable rate					2.00%
Prime Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Unconsolidated Partnerships [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Variable rate					8.00%
Prime Rate [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member] | Lakeside JV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Variable rate						8.00%
Related Parties [Member] | Utah JV [Member] | Director [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors								1,100,000
Related Parties [Member] | Utah JV [Member] | Board of Directors [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors								200,000
Related Parties [Member] | Utah JV [Member] | Law Firm [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors								$ 100,000
Hotel [Member] | MacArthur Place [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to acquire hotel	$ 36,000,000
MacArthur Loan [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	32,300,000				$ 1,100,000	$ 200,000
MacArthur Loan [Member] | Hotel [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt amount									$ 32,300,000
MacArthur Loan [Member] | Hotel [Member] | MacArthur Place [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 19,400,000
L’Auberge Fund Manager, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure					$ (37,500,000)
L’Auberge Fund Manager, LLC [Member] | Preferred Interests [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by fund manager					10.00%
Equity Method Investment, Preferred Return					12.00%
Proceeds from private offering		$ 25,000,000			$ 15,000,000
Preferred distribution rate					7.00%
Funded Preferred Distributions					$ 400,000
Selling commissions as % of gross proceeds					6.00%
Nonaccountable expense reimbursements broker-dealers as percent of gross proceeds					1.00%
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors						700,000
Preferred Interest In Private Placement					$ 1,700,000
Adjustment [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Decrease in investment in unconsolidated entities due to consolidation of VIE’s						4,000,000
Decrease in mortgage loans						400,000
Decrease in other receivables						2,400,000
Increase in other real estate owned						17,800,000
Increase in other assets						1,100,000
Increase in liabilities						200,000
Increase in non-controlling interest						6,500,000
Net Recovery Income at Consolidation						$ 6,100,000