INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Tabular Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Abstract]
Cost	$ 41,149	$ 38,896
Unrealized Gains in Investment Income		2,141
Unrealized Losses in Investment Income	(5,889)
Investment Securities	35,260	41,037
Operating Units
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Abstract]
Cost	23,253	23,253
Unrealized Gains in Investment Income		1,273
Unrealized Losses in Investment Income	(3,402)
Investment Securities	19,851	24,526
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. Common Stock and Alpine Income Property OP, LP Limited Partnership Units
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Abstract]
Cost	41,149	38,896
Unrealized Gains in Investment Income		2,141
Unrealized Losses in Investment Income	(5,889)
Investment Securities	35,260	41,037
Common Stock
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Abstract]
Cost	17,896	15,643
Unrealized Gains in Investment Income		868
Unrealized Losses in Investment Income	(2,487)
Investment Securities	$ 15,409	$ 16,511

Equity Securities, FV-NI, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax

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Cost of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). Excludes equity method investment and investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594786&loc=SL75136599-209740

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(2))
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