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MORTGAGE LOANS, NET - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
MORTGAGE LOANS, NET - Narrative (Details)	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Construction loan draws			$ 4,639,000
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses, net			$ 2,598,000
Number of new loans \| Loan				2
Number of Loans \| Loan			2	6
Carrying amount of mortgages		$ 0	$ 0	$ 23,234,000	$ 19,668,000
Mortgage loan income, net			$ 1,909,000	2,588,000
Mortgage loan payoffs, number of loans \| Loan			2
Mortgage loan payoffs			$ 7,600,000	0
Mortgage loan sale discounted rate, number of loans \| Loan			1
Mortgage loan sale discounted rate			$ 2,600,000
Mortgage loan payoffs and sale, net			$ 9,700,000
Maximum percentage of mortgage loan		20.00%	20.00%
Mortgage Loan Borrowing Group
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans principal amount				$ 15,400,000
Mortgage loans outstanding principal percentage				66.00%
Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan			2	6
Carrying amount of mortgages		$ 6,300,000	$ 6,300,000	$ 6,000,000
Loans receivable valuation allowance (percentage)		100.00%	100.00%	37.11%
Mortgage loans principal amount		$ 12,700,000	$ 12,700,000	$ 36,300,000
Mortgage Receivable \| Minimum
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate				9.70%
Mortgage Receivable \| Maximum
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate				18.00%
Nonperforming Financing Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans weighted average interest rate		12.00%	12.00%
Mortgage loans principal amount		$ 12,700,000	$ 12,700,000
Mortgage loans principal amount, number of loans \| Loan		2	2
Nonperforming Financing Receivable \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans principal amount				$ 20,600,000
Mortgage loans, number of loans entered into default \| Loan				1
Performing Financing Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate				9.40%
Mortgage loans principal amount				$ 15,400,000
Mortgage loans principal amount, number of loans \| Loan				3
Performing Financing Receivable \| Three Individual Mortgage Loan
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan				3
Mortgage loans principal amount				$ 22,900,000
Performing Financing Receivable \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan			2	3
Carrying amount of mortgages				$ 7,700,000
Mortgage loans weighted average interest rate				9.40%
LIBOR
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate				2.50%
Prime Rate
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate			4.80%	5.50%
Originated Mortgage Loan \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
New loan originations, face amount		$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 13,100,000
Variable interest rate			6.00%
Exit fee, percentage			1.00%
Originated Mortgage Loan \| Mortgage Receivable \| Minimum
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Annual interest rate			8.00%
Mezzanine Loan \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans, net			$ 8,200,000
Membership interests in LLC, percentage	100.00%
Mezzanine Loan \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans, net		$ 12,300,000	12,300,000
Number of Loans \| Loan		1
Fully Reserved Loan \| Nonperforming Financing Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loans weighted average interest rate				12.10%
Mortgage loans principal amount, number of loans \| Loan				3
Fully Reserved Loan \| Nonperforming Financing Receivable \| Mortgage Receivable
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying amount of mortgages		$ 0	$ 0
Mortgage loans principal amount				$ 13,100,000
Mortgage loans principal amount, number of loans \| Loan				2
Mortgage loan, reserved amount				$ 400,000