SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	May 15, 2013 Subsequent event	May 14, 2013 Subsequent event Agreement EF&A Funding, L.L.C., d/b/a Alliant Capital LLC Forecast	Apr. 29, 2013 Subsequent event Citibank Facility	May 09, 2013 Subsequent event Maximum	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent event Stretch senior mortgage loan
Subsequent Events
Limitation on the payment of dividends to the common shareholders of the Company as percentage of taxable income					100.00%
Initial funding	$ 50,999,000						$ 15,000,000
Outstanding Principal	412,993,000						14,500,000
Interest rate margin (as a percent)							4.75%
Variable rate basis							LIBOR
LIBOR Floor (as a percent)							0.50%
Term of mortgage loan							33 months
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.30	$ 0.25
Securities to be offered under registration statement						1,500,000,000
Cash to be paid as consideration for the acquisition				$ 52,900,000
Number of shares of common stock to be issued as consideration for the acquisition				588,235