BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Segment (Details) - property	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of types of commercial real estate properties	2	3	3

Represents the number of types of commercial real estate properties.

No definition available.

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