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Percentage Of Ownership Acquired

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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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Amount of expense for allocation of cost of tangible asset over its useful life directly used in production of good and rendering of service.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Feb. 28, 2022
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Depreciation expense \| $	$ 4.2	$ 4.2
Number of property dispositions	0	0
Number of property acquisitions		0
1910 Sunset Blvd
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership Interest	44.00%		44.00%
3101 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership acquired	100.00%