Area of land held for sale.

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Area of land owned.

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Area of Subsurface Area of Portfolio Of Mineral Interest.

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Area of land held.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² a state county property	Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 a
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	34
Gross leasable space \| ft²	502,626
Investment in PINE \| $	$ 38,814,425
Mitigation Bank
Description of business
Area of land owned	2,500
Florida
Description of business
Subsurface area of portfolio of mineral interests	455,000
Number of countries \| county	20
Commercial
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	34
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	11
Gross leasable space \| ft²	1,800,000
Undeveloped land \| Land JV
Description of business
Area of land held for sale	5,300
Undeveloped Land in Daytona Beach, Florida, Along Interstate 95
Description of business
Area of land (in acres)	5,300		5,400
Alpine
Description of business
Investment in PINE \| $	$ 38,800,000	$ 38,800,000
Percentage of investment in PINE	22.30%	22.30%
Stock split ratio	1