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REAL ESTATE (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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
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Percentage of ownership	20.00%
Maximum [Member]
Percentage of ownership	50.00%
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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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