BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Unamortized retained loan discounts	$ 7,900	$ 8,400
Loan receivable, nonaccrual, past due period (more than)	60 days
Cumulative-effective adjustment	$ (306,264)	(376,769)		$ (362,033)
Loan loss reserves	2,032	1,680		1,106
Distributions in Excess of Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative-effective adjustment	$ 1,002,479	$ 921,925		837,846
Cumulative-effect adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 (Note 2)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative-effective adjustment				619
Loan loss reserves				783
Cumulative-effect adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 (Note 2) | Distributions in Excess of Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative-effective adjustment			$ 619	$ 619
CECL reserve transition gross			783
CECL reserve transition, deferred tax asset			$ 164