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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 16, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Apr. 22, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Insurance coverage, maximum amount for property losses						$ 2,500,000
Insurance coverage, company responsibility						25,000
Insurance coverage, company responsibility after initial aggregate coverage met						100,000
Insurance coverage, catastrophic, maximum amount for property losses						250,000,000
Insurance coverage, general liability losses covered per incident				$ 50,000	$ 25,000
Insurance coverage, general liability, maximum amount for property losses						76,000,000
Insurance coverage, insurance pools, amount funded by partnership							$ 10,000
Payables to related parties		$ 24,000			$ 24,000	$ 24,000		$ 64,000
RCP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fee entitled to receive						1.00%
Investment management fee subordinated to its preferred returns		100.00%			100.00%	100.00%
Accrued management fees		$ 0			$ 0	$ 0		21,000
RCP and Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued management fees		0			0	0		13,000
RCP and Affiliates \| Debt Management Fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables to related parties		$ 0			$ 0	$ 0		3,000
RREML
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment management fee entitled to receive						5.00%
Investment management fee subordinated to its preferred returns		100.00%			100.00%	100.00%
Operating expense advances		$ 24,000			$ 24,000	$ 24,000		$ 27,000
RCP and RREMI \| Reimbursed Expenses Including Payroll and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions		$ 4,000	$ 244,000			$ 277,000	$ 848,000
Southern Cove
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Note receivable paid off	$ 500,000
Late fees collected	$ 50,000

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Insurance Coverage, Company Responsibility

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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