ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS	1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS CIM Commercial Trust Corporation ("CIM Commercial") or together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, "we," "us" or "our," invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets located in high-population density, high- barrier-to-entry urban markets, which include traditional downtown areas and urban main streets that lie within the metropolitan areas of the United States of America. We also obtain income from the yield and other related fee income earned on our investments from our lending activities, which have principally been to borrowers in the hospitality industry. We were originally organized in 1993 as PMC Commercial Trust ("PMC Commercial"), a Texas real estate investment trust. On April 28, 2014, PMC Commercial's charter was amended to increase the authorized shares of common stock of PMC Commercial from 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 shares (20,000,000 and 200,000,000 after giving effect to the reverse stock split described below) and PMC Commercial changed its state of incorporation (the "Reincorporation") from Texas to Maryland by means of a merger of PMC Commercial with and into a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary Maryland corporation. In addition, we changed our name to CIM Commercial Trust Corporation on April 29, 2014. Our common stock ("Common Stock") is currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (symbol "CMCT"). On April 28, 2014, we filed Articles of Amendment (the "Reverse Split Amendment") to effectuate a one-for-five reverse stock split of the Common Stock, effective April 29, 2014. Pursuant to the reverse stock split, each five shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the reverse stock split were converted into one (1) share of Common Stock. Fractional shares of Common Stock were not issued as a result of the reverse stock split; instead, holders of pre-split shares of Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock received an amount in cash equal to the product of the fraction of a share multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock (as adjusted for the one-for-five reverse stock split) on April 28, 2014. In connection with and immediately following the filing of the Reverse Split Amendment, the Company filed Articles of Amendment (the "Par Value Amendment") to decrease the par value of the Common Stock issued and outstanding to $0.001 per share, effective April 29, 2014, subsequent to the effective time of the Reverse Split Amendment. All per share and outstanding share information has been presented to reflect the reverse stock split.

1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation ("CIM Commercial") or together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, "we," "us" or "our," invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets located in high-population density, high- barrier-to-entry urban markets, which include traditional downtown areas and urban main streets that lie within the metropolitan areas of the United States of America. We also obtain income from the yield and other related fee income earned on our investments from our lending activities, which have principally been to borrowers in the hospitality industry. We were originally organized in 1993 as PMC Commercial Trust ("PMC Commercial"), a Texas real estate investment trust.

On April 28, 2014, PMC Commercial's charter was amended to increase the authorized shares of common stock of PMC Commercial from 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 shares (20,000,000 and 200,000,000 after giving effect to the reverse stock split described below) and PMC Commercial changed its state of incorporation (the "Reincorporation") from Texas to Maryland by means of a merger of PMC Commercial with and into a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary Maryland corporation. In addition, we changed our name to CIM Commercial Trust Corporation on April 29, 2014. Our common stock ("Common Stock") is currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (symbol "CMCT").

On April 28, 2014, we filed Articles of Amendment (the "Reverse Split Amendment") to effectuate a one-for-five reverse stock split of the Common Stock, effective April 29, 2014. Pursuant to the reverse stock split, each five shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the reverse stock split were converted into one (1) share of Common Stock. Fractional shares of Common Stock were not issued as a result of the reverse stock split; instead, holders of pre-split shares of Common Stock who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock received an amount in cash equal to the product of the fraction of a share multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock (as adjusted for the one-for-five reverse stock split) on April 28, 2014. In connection with and immediately following the filing of the Reverse Split Amendment, the Company filed Articles of Amendment (the "Par Value Amendment") to decrease the par value of the Common Stock issued and outstanding to $0.001 per share, effective April 29, 2014, subsequent to the effective time of the Reverse Split Amendment. All per share and outstanding share information has been presented to reflect the reverse stock split.