DEBT (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt
Gross debt	$ 620,937,000
Total Debt	624,247,000	395,105,000
Mortgages Payable
Debt
Gross debt	223,508,000	228,319,000
Premiums and discounts on debt instruments	2,166,000	2,786,000
Total Debt	225,674,000	231,105,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 7.66% per annum, due on December 1, 2015
Debt
Gross debt	27,163,000	28,262,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	7.66%	7.66%
Period of amortization schedule	20 years	20 years
Amount of balance due on maturity	25,324,000	25,324,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 4.50% per annum, due on January 5, 2027
Debt
Gross debt	46,000,000	46,000,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	4.50%	4.50%
Period of amortization schedule	10 years	10 years
Amount of balance due on maturity	42,008,000	42,008,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 5.56% per annum, due on July 1, 2015
Debt
Gross debt	12,518,000	12,737,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.56%	5.56%
Period of amortization schedule	10 years	10 years
Amount of balance due on maturity	12,288,000	12,288,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 6.65% per annum, due on July 15, 2018
Debt
Gross debt	32,759,000	34,755,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	6.65%	6.65%
Period of amortization schedule	25 years	25 years
Amount of balance due on maturity	21,136,000	21,136,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 5.06% per annum, due on September 1, 2015
Debt
Gross debt	33,951,000	34,583,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.06%	5.06%
Amount of balance due on maturity	33,068,000	33,068,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 5.39% per annum, due on March 1, 2021
Debt
Gross debt	40,693,000	41,170,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.39%	5.39%
Amount of balance due on maturity	35,695,000	35,695,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 5.18% per annum, due on June 5, 2021
Debt
Gross debt	30,424,000	30,812,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.18%	5.18%
Amount of balance due on maturity	26,232,000	26,232,000
Secured borrowings - government guaranteed loans
Debt
Gross debt	40,359,000
Premiums and discounts on debt instruments	3,325,000
Total Debt	43,684,000
Secured borrowing principal on loans sold for a premium and excess spread - variable rate, reset quarterly, based on prime rate with weighted average coupon rate of 3.94%
Debt
Gross debt	35,242,000
Weighted average coupon rate (as a percent)	3.94%
Secured borrowing principal on loans sold for excess spread, variable rate, reset quarterly, based on prime rate with weighted average coupon rate of 1.58%
Debt
Gross debt	5,117,000
Weighted average coupon rate (as a percent)	1.58%
Other debt
Debt
Gross debt	357,070,000	164,000,000
Premiums and discounts on debt instruments	(2,181,000)
Total Debt	354,889,000	164,000,000
Junior subordinated notes
Debt
Gross debt	27,070,000
Face amount	27,070,000
Junior subordinated notes | LIBOR
Debt
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	3.25%
Unsecured revolving lines of credit
Debt
Gross debt	$ 330,000,000	$ 164,000,000