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REAL ESTATE (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) a Number | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 19, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) a | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Aggregate price of properties |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,500
Notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 6,400
Cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,100
Gain (loss) on land sales | $ 17,404 | $ 4,884 | $ 3,121 |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Related Party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of land sold | a | 86 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Daniel J Moos ARL's [Member] | Class B [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest held |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |
Residential Apartments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  | $ 236,800 |  |
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of real estate | $ 154,100 |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 52 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Profit rights | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |
Golf Shores, AL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of land sold | a |  |  |  |  | 96.09 |
Aggregate price of properties |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |
Notes receivable |  |  |  |  | 1,700 |
Cash |  |  |  |  | $ 600 |
Land Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 25 years |  |  |  |  |
Land Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 40 years |  |  |  |  |
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 40 years |  |  |  |  |
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
TCI | Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of land sold | a | 62 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of real estate | $ 1,300 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate price of properties | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |
Baton Rouge, LA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 80 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 12,000 |  |  |  |  |
Baton Rouge, LA [Member] | Financing Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | 1,900 |  |  |  |  |
Baton Rouge, LA [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | 8,600 |  |  |  |  |
Baton Rouge, LA [Member] | Exercising an Option to Purchase [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
Mansfield, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 99 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 14,800 |  |  |  |  |
Mansfield, TX [Member] | Financing Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | 2,300 |  |  |  |  |
Mansfield, TX [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 11,000 |  |  |  |  |
Golf Shores, AL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 200 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 18,100 |  |  |  |  |
Golf Shores, AL [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 11,500 |  |  |  |  |
Beaumont, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 144 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |
Houma, LA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 240 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 20,100 |  |  |  |  |
Texarkana, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 208 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 14,700 |  |  |  |  |
Tupelo, MS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of residential apartment purchased | Number | 160 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of units | $ 11,100 |  |  |  |  |

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