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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Schedule of Fees to be Paid and Expenses to be Reimbursed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
RREML:
Obligation to related parties	$ 98	$ 443
RCP
RCP:
Investment management fees	$ 40	163
RREML:
Investment management fee entitled to receive	1.00%
Investment management fee subordinated to its preferred returns	100.00%
RREML
RREML:
Property management fees	$ 54	249
Debt management fees	4	31
Obligation to related parties	$ 58	$ 280
Investment management fee entitled to receive	5.00%
Investment management fee subordinated to its preferred returns	100.00%
Monthly debt management fee entitled to receive	0.167%
Annual debt management fee entitled to receive	2.00%

The percentage annual debt management fee related party is entitled to receive.

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No definition available.

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount of debt management fee paid to related party during the period.

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- Definition

The percentage of annual investment management fee received by general partner that must be subordinated to their preferred return.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The expense for fees related to investment advice and research services. Such services may include the investment management of mutual funds and separate accounts.

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The percentage of debt management fee related party is entitled to receive on a monthly basis.

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Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The monthly management fee receivable as a percentage of gross operating revenue of partnership's owned properties.

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Total obligation to pay fees and reimbursements of expenses to related parties

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Namespace Prefix:	rsix_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The aggregate costs related to asset management during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Period Type:	duration

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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- Details

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