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INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Project	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 Project	Aug. 14, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of projects \| Project	2		2
Mezzanine Loan \| Juniper New Mexico, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt		$ 10.0
Total commitment, percentage		39.00%
Loan interest rate, percentage	15.00%
Accrued quarterly rate, percentage	6.00%
Entitled return, percentage	7.00%
Preferred return, percentage	11.40%
Management fee, percentage	1.50%
Annual rate, percentage	5.40%
Mortgage loan earnings	$ 0.1
Mortgage loan origination fee	0.1
Mortgage loan receivable	0.1
Real Estate Loan \| Juniper New Mexico, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt				$ 10.0
Total commitment		$ 3.9
L’Auberge Fund Manager, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Combined equity	$ 28.1
Minimum \| Mezzanine Loan \| Juniper New Mexico, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Loan interest rate, percentage	2.40%