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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES (Details) - item | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Number of limited partnerships and limited liability companies in which the entity has invested | 7 |
NERA 40% |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 40.00% | 40.00%
NERA 50% |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 50.00% | 50.00%
Investment Properties |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Number of limited partnerships and limited liability companies in which the entity has invested | 7 |
Number of partnerships investing in commercial property | 3 |
Hamilton Company/Management Company |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Number of employees having ownership interest in the investment properties | 5 |
Management Company |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Number of employees having ownership interest in the investment properties | 5 |
Minimum | Brown Family [Member] |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 47.60% |
Maximum | Brown Family [Member] |  |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 59.00% |

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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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