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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND LIQUIDITY (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended
Jul. 20, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 13, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Area of land | a         3,812      
ART and ART Midwest, Inc. [Member]                
Damages sought value       $ 74,000        
Actual damages sought value       26,000        
Interest damages sought value       $ 48,000        
Description of plaintiff      

Mr. David Clapper and entities related to Mr. Clapper (collectively, the “Clapper Parties”)

        
Description of defendant      

A formerly owned entity (American Realty Trust, Inc.) and its former subsidiary (ART Midwest, Inc.)

        
Description of allegation      

The matter originally involved a transaction in 1998 in which ART Midwest, Inc. was to acquire eight residential apartment complexes from the Clapper Parties.

        
Description of action taken by court  

The Court of Appeals affirmed a portion of the judgment in favor of the Clapper Parties, but also ruled that a double counting of a significant portion of the damages had occurred and remanded the case back to the trial court to recalculate the damage award, as well as pre and post-judgment interest thereon.

            
Total assets             $ 10,000  
Notes receivable from the sale of ART               $ 10,000
Port Olpentiz [Member]                
Description of plaintiff     ARL          
Description of defendant    

The lawsuits are against: 1) the former German partner and his company, and 2) against the law firm in Hamburg originally hired to protect ARL’s investment in the project

          
Description of allegation    

ARL had filed two lawsuits in Germany to recover funds invested in the project.

         
Area of land | ft²           420    
Write-off of loans     $ 5,300          
Note Payable for LK-Four Hickory [Member]                
Current notes oustanding balance         $ 21,500      
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member]                
Description of plaintiff ART and TCI              
Description of defendant Dynex Capital Inc.              
Description of action taken by court

On July 20, 2015, the 68th Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas issued its Final Judgment in Cause No. DC-03-00675, styled Basic Capital Management, Inc., American Realty Trust, Inc., Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., Continental Poydras Corp., Continental Common, Inc. and Continental Baronne, Inc. v. Dynex Commercial, Inc.

              
Unfunded loan commitment $ 160,000              
Damages - awarded amount 256              
Damages - pre-judgement interest 192              
Damages - total 448              
Awarded attorney fees $ 1,600              
Post-judgment interest rate 5.00%              
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member] | American Reality Trust, Inc. [Member]                
Note payable guarantee $ 60,350              
Damages - awarded amount 14,200              
Damages - pre-judgement interest 10,600              
Damages - total 24,800              
Dynex Capital, Inc. [Member] | Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member]                
Damages - awarded amount 11,100              
Damages - pre-judgement interest 8,400              
Damages - total $ 19,500