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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 19, 2018 USD ($) Number	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) a Number	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Number	Jul. 17, 2009 shares	Jul. 16, 2009
Acres of land \| a		1,951
Assets \| $		$ 865,918	$ 862,380
Residential Properties [Member]
Number of apartment units		1,657	1,489
Assets \| $		$ 477,900	$ 463,700
Number of apartment communities		10	9
Commercial Properties [Member]
Number of income-producing properties		7
Rentable square feet \| a		1,700,000
Office Buildings [Member]
Number of income-producing properties		5
Retail Properties [Member]
Number of income-producing properties		2
Apartment Buildings [Member]
Number of apartment units		1,657
Number of income-producing properties		10
Minimum [Member]
Percentage of ownership		20.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Buildings and Improvements [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment		10 years
Minimum [Member] \| Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment		5 years
Maximum [Member]
Percentage of ownership		50.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Buildings and Improvements [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment		40 years
Maximum [Member] \| Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member]
Useful life of property, plant and equipment		10 years
Income Opportunities Realty Investors, Inc. [Member]
Percentage of ownership					25.00%
Number of additional shares acquired \| shares				2,518,934
Income Opportunities Realty Investors, Inc. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Percentage of ownership				80.00%
Income Opportunities Realty Investors, Inc. [Member]
Percentage of ownership		81.23%
Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] \| Class B [Member] \| Daniel J. Moos [Member]
Profit participation rights percentage		2.00%
American Realty Investors, Inc [Member] \| TCI [Member]
Percentage of ownership by parent		78.38%
Parent of ARL [Member] \| TCI [Member]
Percentage of ownership by non-controlling owners		6.98%
Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member]
Number of apartment units		9,888
Number of income-producing properties	47	51
Cash consideration \| $	$ 236,800
Number of development project	5
Abode JVP, LLC [Member] \| Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] \| Class A [Member]
Voting interest in joint venture		50.00%
Profit participation rights percentage		49.00%
Summerset Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC [Member] \| Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] \| Class A [Member]
Voting interest in joint venture		50.00%
Profit participation rights percentage		49.00%