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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Narrative) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2016 ft² a Number
Number of income-producing properties |  | 57
Rentable square feet | ft² |  | 2,000,000
Area of land comprising golf course | a |  | 96
Number of apartment units |  | 8,128
Acres of land | a |  | 2,754
Minimum [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership |  | 20.00%
Remaining amortization period for deferred financing costs |  | 6 months
Maximum [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership |  | 50.00%
Remaining amortization period for deferred financing costs |  | 40 years
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets |  | 10 years
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets |  | 40 years
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets |  | 5 years
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets |  | 10 years
Commercial Properties [Member] |  |
Number of income-producing properties |  | 8
Office Buildings [Member] |  |
Number of income-producing properties |  | 5
Retail Centers [Member] |  |
Number of income-producing properties |  | 3
Apartment Buildings [Member] |  |
Number of income-producing properties |  | 49
Projects in development |  | 8
May Realty Holdings Inc Subsidiaries [Member] |  |
Ownership after acquisition | 80.00% |
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] |  |
Ownership interest |  | 80.90%
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] | Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. [Member] |  |
Ownership interest |  | 81.10%
Related Party [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership |  | 86.70%
Acres of land | a |  | 91

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