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REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY (Details Narrative) ₪ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2019 ILS (₪)
Gain on sale of land		$ 5,139	$ 12,243	$ 9,872	$ 13,578
Payment for construction or predevelopment of various apartment complexes				26,400
Capitalized interest costs		$ 300		300
Payments to acquire land				3,422
Series C Bonds [Member]
Debt instrument principal amount	$ 78,100
Interest rate	4.65%					4.65%
Repayment of commercial building mortgage	$ 41,500
Series C Bonds [Member] | Israel, New Shekels [Member]
Debt instrument principal amount | ₪						₪ 275,000
Farmers Branch, Texas [Member]
Area of land sold | a		7.37
Proceeds from sale of land		$ 5,400
Gain on sale of land		$ 3,900
Forney, Texas [Member]
Area of land sold | a		8.78
Proceeds from sale of land		$ 1,600
Gain on sale of land		$ 1,200
Athens, Alabama [Member]
Area of land purchased | a		32.58
Purchase price of properties		$ 1,800
Payments to acquire land		600
Athens, Alabama [Member] | Note Payable [Member]
Debt instrument principal amount		$ 1,200		$ 1,200
Maturity term		18 months
Interest rate		5.91%		5.91%
Kaufman County, Texas [Member]
Proceeds from sale of receivables		$ 5,000

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