INVESTMENTS IN JOINT VENTURES - General information (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) instrument item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) a instrument	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2018 item	Jun. 08, 2018 state
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Land sale acres | a		5,400
Number of state credits awarded | item					88.84
Gain on Sale		$ 133,000,000		$ 31,800,000
Gross Sales Price		108,000,000		$ 45,500,000
Investment in Joint Ventures	$ 55,736,668	55,736,668	$ 6,788,034
Mitigation credits, Put Right, fair value	$ 1,900,000	1,900,000
Number of mitigation credits | item	25
Mitigation credits value per credit.	$ 75,000	$ 75,000
Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of state credits awarded | state						355
Land Sales | Mitigation Bank West of Interstate Ninety Five
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Land sales, ownership interest sold (as a percent)		70.00%
Land sale acres | a		2,492
Land sales, non-controlling interest (as a percent)	30.00%	30.00%
Gain on Sale		$ 18,400,000
Gross Sales Price		$ 15,300,000
Black Rock
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Sale of interest in joint venture		70.00%
Consolidated Tomoka Land Co
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in Joint Ventures			$ 6,800,000
Interest in the joint venture (as a percent)			30.00%
Mitigation Bank
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Sale of interest in joint venture			70.00%
Investment in Joint Ventures	$ 6,900,000	$ 6,900,000	$ 6,800,000
Interest in the joint venture (as a percent)		30.00%	30.00%
Mitigation credits, Operating Agreement, credit sales, Minimum Sales Requirement, minimum revenue, net of commissions	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Mitigation credits, Operating Agreement, credit sales, Minimum Sales Requirement, maximum credits, number | instrument	60	60
Mitigation credits, Operating Agreement, credit sales, Minimum Sales Guarantee, fair value			$ 100,000
Mitigation credits, Put Right, maximum credits the Company must purchase, per quarter, number | instrument	8.536	8.536
Mitigation credits, Put Right, maximum credits the Company must purchase, per quarter, price to fair value (as a percent)	60.00%	60.00%
Mitigation credits, Put Right, third-party credit sales, reduction in Put Rights outstanding if sales price equals or exceeds price stipulated by Put Right, ratio	1	1
Mitigation credits, Put Right, maximum potential future payments	$ 27,000,000	$ 27,000,000
Mitigation credits, Put Right, fair value			$ 200,000