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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Transition Agreement Term

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Up-Front Payment Included in Consideration

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Disposal Group, Number Of Installment Payments

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The future cash inflow associated with the amount to be received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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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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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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SALE OF BUSINESS (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
SALE OF BUSINESS (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 17, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) installment	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2018 payment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business					$ 17,814	$ 13,688	$ 0
Proceeds from the sale of business, first installment					38,632	15,000	$ 0
Long-term receivable					2,371	2,221
Financial Services Business \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total proceeds from the sale of business		$ 44,000
Up-front payment included in consideration, subject to working capital adjustment upon closing of the sale		40,000
Additional payment to be received on one-year anniversary of the sale closing		4,000
Gain on sale of business		$ 17,800		$ 17,600
Rental Property Management Business \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total proceeds from the sale of business			$ 18,000
Gain on sale of business				$ 13,700		13,700
Number of installment payments			2					2
Proceeds from the sale of business, first installment			$ 15,000
Future proceeds from the sale of business					$ 3,000
Long-term receivable						$ 2,200
Senior secured term loan \| Financial Services Business \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 37,000
Minimum \| Financial Services Business \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services agreement term		2 months
Maximum \| Financial Services Business \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services agreement term		1 year 30 days