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REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2025	Mar. 28, 2024 shares	Mar. 04, 2024 shares	Nov. 09, 2021 USD ($) shares	Aug. 21, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jul. 19, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 18, 2019 property	Nov. 30, 2024 property	Feb. 29, 2024 property	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Real estate equity securities										$ 46,773	$ 40,600
Dividend income from real estate equity securities										$ 1,116	967	$ 11,850
SREIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Units acquired (in shares) \| shares						307,953,999
Units acquired						$ 271,000
Units acquired (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 0.88
Ownership percentage after transaction	16.50%			18.50%	31.30%	33.30%				16.50%
Units disposed (in shares) \| shares					18,392,100
Units disposed					$ 16,200
Additional one unit acquired per number of units held (in shares) \| shares		10
Units investments (in shares) \| shares			237,426,088
Units held (in shares) \| shares										237,426,088
Real estate equity securities										$ 46,800
Units, closing price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares										$ 0.197
Dividend income from real estate equity securities										$ 1,100	1,000	11,900
Unrealized loss on equity securities											$ 11,200	$ 35,600
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain										$ 6,200
SREIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Units disposed (in shares) \| shares				73,720,000
Units disposed				$ 58,900
Disposed of by Sale
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties disposed \| property								1	1		2
Disposed of by Sale \| SREIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties disposed \| property							11