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REAL ESTATE SOLD AND HELD FOR SALE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² a Integer
2019 Operating Property Sales [Member] [Domain] |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties transferred to held for sale and sold | Integer |  | 5
Square Footage of Real Estate Property | ft² |  | 617,000
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | $ 68,500,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties |  | 41,100,000
Land [Member] |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | $ 185,000
Size (in acres) of land sold | a |  | 0.2
Gain on sales of land |  | $ 83,000
World Houston International Business Ctr 5 [Member] |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment | $ 2,325,000 |

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- Definition The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226691&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226348&loc=d3e2443-110228 + Details
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