Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration Received, Related Party Notes Receivable

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Gain (Loss) On Notes Receivable

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Notes Receivable, Related Party, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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SALES OF BRANCH, SUBSIDIARY AND BUSINESS UNITS - The Palisades Group Sale Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Note receivable	$ 5,000,000
Gain on sale of The Palisades Group		$ 0	$ 0	$ 163,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| The Palisades Group
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of The Palisades Group	3,700,000		3,694,000
The Note	$ 2,400,000		2,370,000
Gain on repayment of notes receivable			$ 2,800,000