REAL ESTATE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	$ 377,905	$ 337,257
Tejon Ranch Commerce Center	20,596	20,606
Less accumulated depreciation	(4,343)	(3,997)
Real estate and improvements - held for lease, net	16,253	16,609
Mountain Village
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	158,348	155,168
Centennial
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development		119,788
Grapevine
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	42,456	40,716
Tejon Ranch Commerce Center
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	52,965	21,585
Tejon Ranch Commerce Center	20,596	20,606
Tejon Ranch Commerce Center - Commercial
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	23,724	17,612
Tejon Ranch Commerce Center - Residential
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Real estate development	$ 29,241	$ 3,973

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Inventory, Real Estate, Improvements, Gross

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Represents improvements to real estate during development for ultimate sale to third parties. Improvements may consist of project infrastructure and other expenditures necessary to completion of the development project which is generally of a long-term nature.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of valuation allowances and impairment losses, of costs of land expected to be developed in the near term plus capitalized costs of development, for purposes of selling completed units to home buyers or commercial or industrial entities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section 50
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