Represents the number of states in which the entity owns real estate properties as of the balance sheet date.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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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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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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CONCENTRATIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
CONCENTRATIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) state property	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) state property	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) state property
Concentrations
Number of states in which properties are owned \| state	2		2		4
Office properties
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	15		15		20
Multifamily properties
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	1		1		5
Hotel properties
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	1		1		1
Parking garages
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	2		2		3
Development site
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	2		2		2
Parking lot
Concentrations
Number of real estate properties owned	1		1		1
Revenues \| Tenant Revenue Concentrations \| Governmental Tenants
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	23.20%	20.60%	21.20%	19.90%
Amount due from Governmental Tenants \| $	$ 8,924		$ 8,924		$ 8,339
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations \| California
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	63.00%	61.70%	62.40%	63.90%
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations \| Washington, D.C.
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	29.00%	21.90%	24.20%	21.20%
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations \| Texas
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	5.70%	8.60%	7.30%	8.20%
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations \| New York
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	2.30%	1.90%	2.20%	1.90%
Revenues \| Geographical concentrations \| North Carolina
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent	0.00%	5.90%	3.90%	4.80%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			100.00%		100.00%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations \| California
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			55.70%		50.80%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations \| Washington, D.C.
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			38.30%		32.30%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations \| Texas
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			6.00%		7.70%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations \| New York
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			0.00%		3.70%
Real Estate Investments \| Geographical concentrations \| North Carolina
Concentrations
Concentration risk, percent			0.00%		5.50%