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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Matters (Details)		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		18 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Other Matters (Details)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) a item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2016 a	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) a
Unfavorable regulatory action
Contingencies
Accrued loss contingency					$ 187,500
Single institutional shareholder allegations
Contingencies
Cost incurred						$ 1,600,000			$ 3,000,000
Legal representation and third party costs						$ 1,200,000
Land Sales
Contingencies
Acres sold \| a		81.43	1,587.35			1,668.78	7.5
Land Sales \| Minto Communities LLC
Contingencies
Acres sold \| a			1,581
Wetlands restoration
Contingencies
Estimated cost	$ 2,000,000			$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000
Accrued restoration cost		$ 950,000			$ 1,700,000	$ 950,000		$ 950,000	$ 950,000
Acres \| a					148.4
Increase in accrual of remediation costs				$ 300,000
Environmental costs funded								$ 1,100,000
Wetlands restoration \| Minto Communities LLC
Contingencies
Cash deposited in escrow			$ 423,000
Wetlands restoration \| Minimum
Contingencies
Estimated cost					$ 1,700,000
Wetlands restoration \| Maximum
Contingencies
Estimated cost					$ 1,900,000
Mitigation activities
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Acres \| a		54.66				54.66		54.66	54.66
Number of mitigation credits required to be utilized \| item		36
Mitigation credits transferred		$ 298,000
Potential future costs accrued						$ 0
Mitigation activities \| Unfavorable regulatory action
Contingencies
Acres \| a			54.66