RENTAL PROPERTIES (Nashoba) (Details)	1 Months Ended
May. 31, 2013 USD ($)
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Amount of sale proceeds transferred to Investment Property	$ 2,100,000
Nashoba Apartments in Acton, Massachusetts
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Sales price of real estate properties	4,300,000
Gain on sale of property	$ 3,679,000

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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