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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	12 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 a Integer	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 Integer
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Percentage of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of the buildings held in joint ventures with the noncontrolling interests	100.00%
Number of new joint venture agreements	2
University Business Center 120 and 130 [Member]
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Controlling interest in joint ventures (in hundredths)		80.00%	80.00%
University Business Center [Member]
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest in Joint Venture Investment Ownership Percentage			20.00%
Number of buildings owned in a joint venture agreement			2
Total number of buildings			4
University Business Center 125 and 175 [Member]
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Controlling interest in joint ventures (in hundredths)			100.00%
University Business Center 120 [Member]
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Controlling interest in joint ventures (in hundredths)	80.00%
Industry Distribution Center II - undivided tenant [Member]
Tenant-in-common interest [Abstract]
Equity method of accounting is used for undivided tenant-in-common interest in Industry Distribution Center II (in hundredths)	50.00%
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Miramar Land [Member]
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Size (in acres) of land acquired \| a	6.5
Controlling interest in joint ventures (in hundredths)	95.00%
Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Otay Mesa Land
Controlling interest Joint ventures [Abstract]
Size (in acres) of land acquired \| a	41.6
Controlling interest in joint ventures (in hundredths)	99.00%