ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 ft² a Number	Dec. 31, 2015
Number of apartment units	8,128
Number of apartment communities	49
Number of properties	56
Rentable square feet \| ft²	1,700,000
Acres of land \| a	3,608
Area of land comprising golf course \| a	96
Minimum [Member]
Percentage of ownership		20.00%
Period of amortization financing costs	6 months
Maximum [Member]
Percentage of ownership		50.00%
Period of amortization financing costs	40 years
Commercial Properties [Member]
Number of properties	7
Office Buildings [Member]
Number of properties	5
Retail Centers [Member]
Number of properties	2
Apartment Projects in Development [Member]
Number of properties	8
Buildings and Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment	10 years
Buildings and Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment	40 years
Fixtures and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment	5 years
Fixtures and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment	10 years
ARI Subsidiaries [Member]
Percentage of ownership	80.90%
Income Opportunities Realty Investors, Inc. [Member]
Percentage of ownership	81.10%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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