UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Year Constructed	1998
Investment's carrying value under the equity method of accounting	$ 8,004,000	$ 7,884,000
Industry Distribution Center II - undivided tenant [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)	50.00%
Real estate properties (in square feet) \| ft²	309,000
Building lease percentage	100.00%
Investment's carrying value under the equity method of accounting	$ 8,004,000	$ 7,884,000
Industry Distribution Center II [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Single tenant joint partner ownership (in hundredths)	50.00%

Percentage of total property currently leased.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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