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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 100 Months Ended |
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Jan. 15, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 07, 2016 USD ($) item | Jul. 31, 2014 | Mar. 10, 2016 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / item shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / item shares | Sep. 18, 2015 item
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  |  | $ 3,429,953 | $ 2,685,583 | $ 1,094,609 | $ 38,596,000 |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | (2,279) | (1,834) | (957) |  |
Line of credit balance |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |
General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877.14 |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  |  | $ 33,878 | $ 26,363 | $ 10,849 |  |
Subsequent event | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  | $ 6,783 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit balance | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment on line of credit | $ 2,000,000 | $ 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of depository receipts (in dollars per receipt) | $ / item |  |  |  |  | 49.55 | 47.90 |  | 26.63 |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  | 1,486.50 | 1,437 |  | 798.90 |
Class A | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  |  | $ 2,752,393 | $ 2,158,332 | 877,623 |  |
Class A | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of depository receipts (in dollars per receipt) | $ / item |  |  |  | 50.11 |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  | 1,503.26 |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Subsequent event | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  | $ 558,722 |  |  |  |  |
Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase price of units (in dollars per unit) | $ / item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877.14 |
Class B | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  |  | $ 643,682 | $ 500,888 | $ 206,137 |  |
Class B | Subsequent event | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of repurchase |  |  |  | $ 128,874 |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate |  |  | one month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Residences at CaptainParkers LLC Residential Apartments Lexington, Massachusetts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units | item |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94
Residences at CaptainParkers LLC Residential Apartments Lexington, Massachusetts | Subsequent event | Term Loan, Due February 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 20,071,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residences at CaptainParkers LLC Residential Apartments Lexington, Massachusetts | LIBOR | Subsequent event | Term Loan, Due February 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate |  | one month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin over basis of interest rate (as a percent) |  | 2.01% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 2,279 | 1,834 | 957 |  |
Treasury Units | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 23 | 18 |  | 152 |
Treasury Units | Subsequent event | General Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class A | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased | shares |  |  |  |  | 54,682 | 44,025 |  | 1,341,598 |
Treasury Units | Class A | Subsequent event | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of depository receipts repurchased | shares |  |  |  | 10,829 |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Units | Class B | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 433 | 349 |  | 2,885 |
Treasury Units | Class B | Subsequent event | Limited Partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |

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