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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of intangible assets that will continue to be amortized and those not amortized | As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, intangible assets that will continue to be amortized and those not amortized were:
| Weighted Average Amortization Period (years) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water pumping rights | usage |  | $ | 1,084 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 962 |  |  | $ | 1,084 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 968 |
Water planning studies | 12 |  | 20,686 |  |  | 14,119 |  |  | 6,567 |  |  | 18,475 |  |  | 12,950 |  |  | 5,525 |
Leasehold improvements and other | 21 |  | 1,930 |  |  | 1,206 |  |  | 724 |  |  | 1,519 |  |  | 889 |  |  | 630 |
Total |  |  | $ | 23,700 |  |  | $ | 15,447 |  |  | $ | 8,253 |  |  | $ | 21,078 |  |  | $ | 13,955 |  |  | $ | 7,123 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Perpetual water rights and other |  |  | $ | 3,867 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,867 |  |  | $ | 3,776 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,776 |
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets, future amortization expense | Estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets are shown in the table below:
Year Ending December 31, | Estimated Future Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets
2021 | $ | 1,168 |
2022 | 1,055 |
2023 | 867 |
2024 | 726 |
2025 | 599 |
Thereafter | 3,838 |
Total | $ | 8,253 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets as well as carrying value of intangible assets not subject to amortization, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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