INCOME TAXES - Deferred Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of the income tax computed at federal statutory rates to the income tax provision reported
Income from continuing operations before income taxes for TRSs	$ 32,358,000	$ 6,918,000	$ 13,747,000
Income tax provision	1,646,000	806,000	604,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Reserve for uncertain tax positions	0	0
TRS
Reconciliation of the income tax computed at federal statutory rates to the income tax provision reported
Income from continuing operations before income taxes for TRSs	5,684,000	3,010,000	5,031,000
Expected federal income tax provision	1,933,000	1,023,000	1,711,000
State income taxes	21,000	42,000	172,000
Change in valuation allowance	(1,443,000)	(302,000)	(1,145,000)
Other	1,135,000	43,000	(134,000)
Income tax provision	1,646,000	806,000	$ 604,000
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses	59,000	1,614,000
Secured borrowings—government guaranteed loans	706,000	916,000
Other	104,000	264,000
Total gross deferred tax assets	869,000	2,794,000
Valuation allowance	(64,000)	(1,507,000)
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	805,000	1,287,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Loans receivable	(535,000)	(618,000)
Other	(10,000)	(245,000)
Deferred tax liabilities	(545,000)	(863,000)
Deferred tax asset, net	$ 260,000	$ 424,000