COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOANS HELD-FOR-INVESTMENT Summary of Commercial Mortgage Loans (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) mortgage_loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 555,172,891	$ 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	555,172,891	0
Carrying Value	$ 555,172,891
Loan Count \| mortgage_loan	44
Loans held for investment	$ 555,172,891	$ 0
Weighted average, floating rate loan, percentage	100.00%
Weighted average, coupon rate, percentage	6.40%
Weighted average, life (years)	4 years 1 month 6 days
Outstanding senior secured loans from loan participants	$ 4,617,388
Hunt CMT Equity, LLC \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 550,555,503

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