SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Oct. 24, 2019 USD ($) ft² properties
Siempre Viva Distribution Center II [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	60,000
Building Lease Percentage	100.00%
Real estate property acquistion, purchase price	$ 8.6
Interstate Commons Distribution Center I and II [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	142,000
Number of buildings	2
Real estate property acquistion, purchase price	$ 9.2
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	10.0
Estimated Total Cumulative Development Costs	$ 12.0
Southwest Commerce Center [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	196,000
Building Lease Percentage	48.00%
Estimated Total Cumulative Development Costs	$ 30.0
Rocky Point Distribution Center I and II [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	227,000
Number of buildings \| properties	2
Real estate property acquistion, purchase price	$ 45.0
Rocky Point Distribution Center I [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	118,000
Building Lease Percentage	100.00%
Rocky Point Distribution Center II [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of buildings acquired \| ft²	109,000
University Business Center 130
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of building \| ft²	40,000
Net Sales Price of Real Estate Sold	$ 11.5
Less Than Wholly Owned Joint Venture Investment Ownership Percentage	80.00%
University Business Center 125 and 175 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of building \| ft²	125,000
Net Sales Price of Real Estate Sold	$ 24.3
Southpointe Distribution Center [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Size (in square feet) of building \| ft²	207,000
Net Sales Price of Real Estate Sold	$ 14.0
$100 million term loan (2019) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Unsecured debt, notional amount	$ 100.0
Debt, term (in years)	7 years
Debt Instrument, Spread above LIBOR	1.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.75%

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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