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Area of land owned.

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Represents the percentage of contractual base rent for which the company has not yet reached an agreement.

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Period For Removal Of Property From Borrowing Base.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERIM STATEMENTS - Description of Business (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² a property county	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² a property county	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2019 a	Sep. 30, 2019 ft²
Description of business
Percentage of contractual base rent received	91.00%
Percentage of contractual base rent for which the company has not yet reached an agreement	6.00%
Number of real estate properties \| property	1	1
Gross leasable space \| ft²	751,210	751,210				219,333
Estimated Fair Value (Level 1 and 2 Inputs) \| $	$ 31,716,464	$ 31,716,464	$ 38,814,425
Mitigation Bank
Description of business
Area of land owned	2,500	2,500
Florida
Description of business
Subsurface area of portfolio of mineral interests	455,000	455,000
Number of countries \| county	20	20
Commercial
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	30	30
Number of states in which entity operates \| county	11	11
Gross leasable space \| ft²	2,500,000	2,500,000
Single-tenant
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	24	24
Multi-tenant
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	6	6
Undeveloped land \| Land JV
Description of business
Area of land held for sale	1,700	1,700
Undeveloped land \| Daytona Beach, FL
Description of business
Area of land (in acres)	1,700	1,700
Undeveloped Land in Daytona Beach, Florida, Along Interstate 95
Description of business
Area of land (in acres)					5,300
Alpine
Description of business
Estimated Fair Value (Level 1 and 2 Inputs) \| $	$ 31,700,000	$ 31,700,000		$ 38,800,000
Percentage of investment in PINE	23.50%	23.50%		23.50%
Stock split ratio		1
Credit Facility
Description of business
Borrowing capacity \| $	$ 200,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0
Remaining borrowing capacity \| $	$ 31,200,000	$ 31,200,000
Term for removal of property from borrowing base		60 days