NOTES PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 UTG [Member] Promisory Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 UTG [Member] Promisory Note [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 UTG [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 UTG [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 UTG Avalon [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 UTG Avalon [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 UG [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 UG [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 HPG Acquisitions [Member] Promisory Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HPG Acquisitions [Member] Promisory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issue Date			Dec. 08, 2006		Jul. 14, 2011		Dec. 28, 2011		Dec. 28, 2010		Feb. 07, 2007
Maturity Date			Dec. 07, 2012		Dec. 07, 2012		Jan. 03, 2013		Dec. 07, 2012		Nov. 07, 2017
Outstanding principal balance			$ 2,766,971,000	$ 3,291,411,000							$ 218,468,000	$ 240,234,000
Revolving Credit Limit					5,000,000		5,000,000		15,000,000
Outstanding Balance					130,000	1,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000	0	0
Borrowings					1,411,000		0		0
Repayments					2,281,000		0		0
Repayments of Debt	$ 2,827,206	$ 3,958,284