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Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends, Accumulated

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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands									1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2019	Aug. 08, 2019	Jun. 04, 2019	Feb. 20, 2019	Dec. 04, 2018	Aug. 22, 2018	Jun. 04, 2018	Mar. 06, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 20, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash Dividends													$ 490
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares (in shares)	4,468,315	4,091,980	3,601,721	3,149,924	2,847,150	2,457,119	2,149,863	1,674,841
Cash Dividends	$ 1,467	$ 1,318	$ 1,150	$ 1,010	$ 890	$ 769	$ 662	$ 493			$ 4,945	$ 2,814
Series L Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares (in shares)	5,387,160				8,080,740
Cash Dividends	$ 8,406				$ 14,045						$ 12,150	$ 14,045
Redeemable preferred stock prorated cash dividend									$ 1,436
Redeemable preferred stock dividends accumulated													$ 1,436
Tender Offer \| Series L Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends, preferred stock, aggregate value										$ 3,744
Authorized shares for repurchase (in shares)										2,693,580