COMMERCIAL LOAN AND MASTER LEASE INVESTMENTS - Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Current Face Amount	$ 68,970	$ 38,099
Total Commercial Loan and Master Lease Investments	68,783	$ 39,095
Commercial loan and master lease investments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Current Face Amount	68,970		$ 38,099
Imputed Interest over Rent Payments Received	72		1,002
Unaccreted Origination Fees	(255)		(2)
CECL Reserve	(4)		(4)
Total Commercial Loan and Master Lease Investments	$ 68,783		$ 39,095

Financing Receivable and Net Investment in Lease Allowance for Credit Loss and Fee

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Financing Receivable and Net Investment in Lease before Allowance for Credit Loss and Fee

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Financing Receivable and Net Investment in Lease, Unamortized Loan Commitment Origination Fee and Premium (Discount)

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Imputed Interest on Ground Lease Loan

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Amount of investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29(Column G))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120402547&loc=d3e617274-123014

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