PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 ft² a	Dec. 31, 2022 a
Miramar Land [Member]
Controlling interest joint ventures and equity method investees [Line Items]
Acres of real estate investment property	6.5	6.5
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Parent	95.00%	95.00%
Arista 36 Business Park Land
Controlling interest joint ventures and equity method investees [Line Items]
Acres of real estate investment property	29.3
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Parent	99.50%
Speed Distribution Center
Controlling interest joint ventures and equity method investees [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²	519,000
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Noncontrolling Owner		1.00%
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Parent	100.00%	99.00%
Industry Distribution Center II - undivided tenant-in-common interest [Member]
Controlling interest joint ventures and equity method investees [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%

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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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