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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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NOTES PAYABLE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) renewal_option	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense					$ 760,000	$ 456,000
Debt					41,739,000
Continuing Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					41,820,000		$ 51,455,000
MacArthur Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-cash interest costs capitalized to operating property					0	$ 500,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt					$ 1,400,000
Interest rate reduction, other conditions					0.50%
Debt instrument, term					3 years
Number of extensions available for loans acquired \| renewal_option					2
Maturity term					1 year
Extension fee				0.35%
MacArthur Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate					0.99%
Variable rate					3.50%
MacArthur Loan \| Secured Debt \| Continuing Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					$ 36,800,000		$ 35,500,000
MacArthur Loan \| MacArthur Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 32,300,000		$ 37,000,000
MacArthur Loan \| MacArthur Place \| Hotel
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 19,400,000
Repayment guaranty	50.00%			50.00%	50.00%
Required minimum net worth				$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000.0
Required minimum liquidity				5,000,000	5,000,000.0
MacArthur Loan \| MacArthur Place \| Hotel Improvements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 13,500,000
MacArthur Loan \| MacArthur Place \| Spa Renovation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, reserve accounts					2,000,000.0
New Mexico Land Purchase Financing \| Secured Debt \| Continuing Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					4,900,000
New Mexico Land Purchase Financing \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					$ 6,800,000
New Mexico Land Purchase Financing \| Notes Payable \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate					3.00%
JPMorgan Chase Funding Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loans in process of foreclosure, notes purchased			$ 13,200,000
Loan from JPM Chase Funding, Inc., (a related party) for purchase first mortgage on operating property			$ 11,000,000