CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Advances to Affiliated Real Estate Limited Partnership) (Details) - Affiliated Real Estate Limited Partnership [Member] $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Partnership	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of investments \| Partnership	1
Maximum Revolving Note, Related Party		$ 3,000
Notes receivable, related party	$ 2,300
Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party	$ 56

Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Number of Investments Sponsored and Managed

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The maximum amount of a revolving note for funds to be advanced to a related party.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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