SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Interest Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Interest income from loans held for investment, excluding non-controlling interests		$ 97,506	$ 77,424
Interest income from non-controlling interest investment held by third parties	$ 0	35	4,539
Interest and Fee Income, Loans and Leases Held-in-portfolio	$ 118,284	$ 97,541	$ 81,963

Interest and fee income generated by loans the Entity intends and has the ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, including commercial and consumer loans, whether domestic or foreign, which may consist of: (1) industrial and agricultural; (2) real estate; and (3) real estate construction loans; (4) trade financing; (5) lease financing; (6) home equity lines-of-credit; (7) automobile and other vehicle loans; and (8) credit card and other revolving-type loans. Also includes interest income for leases held by the Entity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882

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