RELATED PARTIES	12 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTIES	20.RELATED PARTIES In January 2020, the Company’s trusts completed the purchase of a $30 million participation in a new $70 million debt facility issued by Payless Holdings LLC (“Payless”). Funds and accounts affiliated with Axar also invested $20 million in this facility. The investment was initially proposed by the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Axelrod. The investment was reviewed and approved in December 2019 in accordance with the Partnership’s governance policies in place at that time. At the time of the investment, the funds and accounts affiliated with Axar owned approximately 30% of the equity of Payless, and Mr. Axelrod served on Payless’ board of directors. The Company’s investment in Payless represented approximately 4% of the total fair market value of the Company’s trust assets when the investment was made. As of March 1, 2021, Axar beneficially owned 70.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which constituted a majority of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As a result, the Company is a “controlled company” within the meaning of NYSE corporate governance standards. For discussion of certain risks and uncertainties attributable to the Company being a controlled company, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Annual Report. For discussion on the security ownership of certain beneficial owners, directors and executives of the Company, see Part III, Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters of this Annual Report. On April 1, 2020 and April 3, 2020, the Company entered into the Axar Commitment and the 2020 Preferred Purchase Agreement, respectively, with Axar and funds or accounts under its management, respectively. On May 27, 2020, the Company entered into the Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Axar and in June 2020 sold an aggregate of 23,287,672 shares of its Common Stock to Axar. Additionally, the Company received the Proposal, dated May 24, 2020, from Axar proposing to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not owned by Axar or its affiliates, which was subsequently withdrawn. For further details on all of these events, see Note 1 General of this Annual Report. On February 1, 2021, Cornerstone Trust Management Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Subadvisor Agreement with Axar. For further details, see Note 23 Subsequent Events.

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20.RELATED PARTIES

In January 2020, the Company’s trusts completed the purchase of a $30 million participation in a new $70 million debt facility issued by Payless Holdings LLC (“Payless”). Funds and accounts affiliated with Axar also invested $20 million in this facility. The investment was initially proposed by the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Axelrod. The investment was reviewed and approved in December 2019 in accordance with the Partnership’s governance policies in place at that time. At the time of the investment, the funds and accounts affiliated with Axar owned approximately 30% of the equity of Payless, and Mr. Axelrod served on Payless’ board of directors. The Company’s investment in Payless represented approximately 4% of the total fair market value of the Company’s trust assets when the investment was made.

As of March 1, 2021, Axar beneficially owned 70.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which constituted a majority of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As a result, the Company is a “controlled company” within the meaning of NYSE corporate governance standards. For discussion of certain risks and uncertainties attributable to the Company being a controlled company, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Annual Report. For discussion on the security ownership of certain beneficial owners, directors and executives of the Company, see Part III, Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters of this Annual Report.

On April 1, 2020 and April 3, 2020, the Company entered into the Axar Commitment and the 2020 Preferred Purchase Agreement, respectively, with Axar and funds or accounts under its management, respectively. On May 27, 2020, the Company entered into the Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Axar and in June 2020 sold an aggregate of 23,287,672 shares of its Common Stock to Axar. Additionally, the Company received the Proposal, dated May 24, 2020, from Axar proposing to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not owned by Axar or its affiliates, which was subsequently withdrawn. For further details on all of these events, see Note 1 General of this Annual Report.

On February 1, 2021, Cornerstone Trust Management Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Subadvisor Agreement with Axar. For further details, see Note 23 Subsequent Events.