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DEBT - Schedule (Details) - USD ($)	May 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt
Total Debt		$ 165,550,000	$ 165,550,000		$ 588,671,000
Mortgages Payable
Debt
Gross debt		97,100,000	97,100,000		388,100,000
Deferred loan costs		(194,000)	(194,000)		(1,177,000)
Total Debt		96,906,000	96,906,000		386,923,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 4.14% per annum, due on July 1, 2026
Debt
Gross debt		$ 97,100,000	$ 97,100,000		342,100,000
Fixed interest rate		4.14%	4.14%
Amount of balance due on maturity		$ 97,100,000	$ 97,100,000
Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 4.50% per annum, due on January 5, 2027
Debt
Gross debt		$ 0	$ 0		46,000,000
Fixed interest rate		4.50%	4.50%
Period of amortization schedule			10 years
Amount of balance due on maturity		$ 42,008,000	$ 42,008,000
Secured Borrowings - Government Guaranteed Loans
Debt
Gross debt		15,653,000	15,653,000		15,765,000
Premiums and discounts		923,000	923,000		940,000
Total Debt		16,576,000	16,576,000		16,705,000
Secured borrowing principal on SBA 7(a) loans sold for a premium and excess spread—variable rate, reset quarterly, based on prime rate with weighted average coupon rate of 6.14% and 5.89% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Debt
Gross debt		$ 11,208,000	$ 11,208,000		$ 11,283,000
Weighted average rate		6.14%	6.14%		5.89%
Secured borrowing principal on SBA 7(a) loans sold for excess spread—variable rate, reset quarterly, based on prime rate with weighted average coupon rate of 3.82% and 3.57% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Debt
Gross debt		$ 4,445,000	$ 4,445,000		$ 4,482,000
Weighted average rate		3.82%	3.82%		3.57%
Loan Backed Notes \| LIBOR
Debt
Interest rate margin	1.40%		1.40%
Loan Backed Notes \| Prime Rate
Debt
Interest rate margin	1.08%		1.08%
Other Debt
Debt
Gross debt		$ 57,568,000	$ 57,568,000		$ 190,839,000
Total Debt		52,068,000	52,068,000		185,043,000
Loan-Backed Notes
Debt
Gross debt		30,498,000	30,498,000		33,769,000
Junior subordinated notes
Debt
Gross debt		27,070,000	27,070,000		27,070,000
Premiums and discounts		(1,834,000)	$ (1,834,000)		(1,855,000)
Junior subordinated notes \| LIBOR
Debt
Interest rate margin			3.25%
Unsecured term loan and credit facilities
Debt
Deferred loan costs		(3,666,000)	$ (3,666,000)		(3,941,000)
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt
Gross debt		0	$ 0		$ 130,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 4.14% per annum, due on July 1, 2026
Debt
Outstanding amount		$ 39,500,000
Properties Used As Collateral For Loans \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Mortgage loan with a fixed interest of 4.14% per annum, due on July 1, 2026
Debt
Defeased amount				$ 205,500,000