MERGER (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2014	Mar. 11, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Mar. 25, 2014 $ / shares
Merger
Treasury stock			107,265
Reverse stock split ratio	0.2
Consideration Transferred
Common stock outstanding			97,581,598		97,589,598
Fair value of the equity consideration | $			$ 44,610
Common Stock
Merger
Shares issued			2,119,244
Consideration Transferred
Common stock outstanding		2,119,244
CIM Urban REIT
Merger
Number of shares to be issued on conversion of preferred stock expressed as a percentage of outstanding stock		97.80%
CIM Urban REIT | Preferred Stock
Merger
Shares issued				65,000,000
PMC Commercial | CIM Urban REIT
Merger
Shares issued		2,226,509
Treasury stock		107,265
Number of shares to be issued on conversion of each preferred stock		1.4
Aggregate shares of common stock issued in the merger		95,440,000
Number of shares to be issued on conversion of preferred stock expressed as a percentage of outstanding stock		97.80%
Special cash dividend issued to shareholders of record at the close of the business day prior to the closing of transactions (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 27.50
Consideration Transferred
Common stock outstanding		2,119,000
Equity consideration price per share of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 21.05
Fair value of the equity consideration | $		$ 44,610
Payment in cash - special dividend | $		58,279
Total purchase price | $		$ 102,889
PMC Commercial | CIM Urban REIT | Common Stock
Merger
Shares issued		4,400,000
PMC Commercial | CIM Urban REIT | Preferred Stock
Merger
Shares issued		65,000,000