OTHER INVESTMENTS (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Investment [Line Items]
Other Investments			$ 5,900,713		$ 5,900,713		$ 6,412,120
Company committed to fund approximately as required by agreements with the investees			1,200,000		1,200,000
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Other Investments					1,560,667	$ 1,173,232
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					1,079,783	1,686,552
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Other Investments					105,000
Proceeds from Merger of Other Investments					34,000
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)			$ (37,000)	$ (105,000)	(9,000)	215,000
Distributions Payable to Real Estate Partnerships	$ 275,000	$ 130,000			$ 7,525,000	$ 130,000
TGIF Texas Inc [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			49.00%		49.00%
Partnership Interest [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Other Investments					$ 404,000
Private Banks [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)					182,000
Partnership Interests in Investment Contracts [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Other Investments					475,000
Investment In Power And Energy Partnership [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Other Investments					141,000
Existing investments [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					455,000
New Investments [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					625,000
New Investments One [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					200,000
New Investments Two [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					300,000
New Investments Three [Member]
Other Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments					$ 125,000