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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Dividends (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands										6 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2019	Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 04, 2019 $ / shares	Feb. 20, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 04, 2018 $ / shares	Mar. 06, 2018 $ / shares	Jan. 11, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2017 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Payments of special dividends \| $										$ 0	$ 1,575
Common Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declared dividends per common share (in usd per share)				$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.12500	$ 0.12500
Common Stock, Excluding Private Repurchase Participants
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declared dividends per common share (in usd per share)									$ 0.73
Payments of special dividends \| $								$ 1,575
Subsequent Event \| Common Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declared dividends per common share (in usd per share)			$ 0.025
Quarterly dividend rate per common share (in usd per share)			0.025
Declared dividends per common share after reverse stock split (in usd per share)			0.075
Forecast \| Subsequent Event
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Reverse stock split ratio, common stock	0.3333
Special Dividend \| Subsequent Event \| Common Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declared dividends per common share (in usd per share)			$ 14.00
Special Dividend \| Forecast \| Subsequent Event \| Common Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Payments of special dividends \| $		$ 613,294
Ten Real Estate Properties Sold In 2019 \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| property										10