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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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DEBT - Mortgages Payable (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 01, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	May 08, 2020
Due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 2.0% \| Subsequent Event \| Timber Funds \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 2.0% \| Timber Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		2.00%		4.90%
Due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 2.0% \| Timber Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		2.00%	2.00%	3.80%
Due 2023 at a fixed interest rate of 5.1% \| Timber Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		5.10%
Due 2024 at a fixed interest rate of 4.5% \| Timber Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		4.50%
Fund II Mortgages Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Principal Amount		$ 25,000,000			$ 25,000,000.0
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					25,084,000
Fund II Mortgages Payable \| Due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 2.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		2.00%
Stated Principal Amount		$ 11,000,000
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					11,061,000
Fund II Mortgages Payable \| Due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 2.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		2.00%
Stated Principal Amount		$ 14,000,000
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					14,023,000
Fund III Mortgages Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Principal Amount		$ 32,380,000			32,400,000
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					35,759,000
Fund III Mortgages Payable \| Due 2023 at a fixed interest rate of 5.1%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		5.10%
Effective Fixed Interest Rate		3.90%
Stated Principal Amount		$ 17,980,000
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					19,915,000
Fund III Mortgages Payable \| Due 2024 at a fixed interest rate of 4.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		4.50%
Effective Fixed Interest Rate		3.20%
Stated Principal Amount		$ 14,400,000
Est. Fair Value at Merger Date					$ 15,844,000