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Asset Management Fees, Percentage

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties, Participating Mortgage Loan

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Real Estate Properties, Ownership Interest

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Related Party Transaction, Related Party Purchases of Shares From Shareholders

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Cost of the investment.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 05, 2019	Dec. 12, 2018	Mar. 13, 2017	Oct. 18, 2016
Affiliated Entity
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Investment in mutual fund		$ 800,000						$ 10,000,000.0
Fee earned on assets under management		0.75%
Fund's cap expense		0.95%
Affiliated Entity \| B Participation Interest \| Related Reserve IV LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Subordinate participation interest							$ 4,000,000.0
Participating mortgage loan amount (up to)							$ 136,500,000
Percentage of loans receivable with fixed rates of interest							17.00%
Affiliated Entity \| B Participation Interest \| Related Reserve IV LLC \| Participation Financing - Mortgage Loan Receivable
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Interest expense, debt		$ 200,000	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Affiliated Entity \| First mortgage loan \| Brickell Heights Commercial LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
First mortgage interest-only loan					$ 14,300,000	$ 6,400,000
Related \| Class A Common Stock
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related party purchases of shares from shareholders	$ 80,000,000.0
Corporate Joint Venture \| Related Special Assets LLC \| Brickell Heights Commercial LLC
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Ownership Interest					0.70%	12.00%
Corporate Joint Venture \| First mortgage loan \| Brickell Heights Commercial LLC \| Woodbury, New York
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Interest earned related to loan		100,000	$ 19,300
Corporate Joint Venture \| First mortgage loan \| Brickell Heights Commercial LLC \| Bloomfield Heights, Michigan
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Interest earned related to loan		$ 300,000