INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Tables)

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Real Estate [Abstract]
Schedule of investments in real estate	The following table summarizes the balances of real estate assets in the Traditional and Entertainment Golf businesses at December 31, 2016.                 Initial Cost       Gross Carrying Amount (A) (C)                     Date of Acquisition   Land   Buildings and Improvements   Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment   Construction-In-Progress   Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition   Land   Buildings and Improvements   Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment   Construction-In-Progress       Accumulated Depreciation (A)(B)   Net Book Value Property Name   City   State                       Total     Owned Properties                                                         Bear Creek   Woodinville   WA   12/30/13   $ 3,573   $ 2,178   $ 179   $ 28   $ 907   $ 3,573   $ 2,302   $ 457   $ 533   $ 6,865   $ (783 )   $ 6,082 Bradshaw Farm   Woodstock   GA   12/30/13   773   1,962   92   —   656   773   2,131   579   —   3,483   (813 )   2,670 Brookstone   Acworth   GA   12/30/13   579   2,448   200   —   1,110   579   2,976   675   107   4,337   (966 )   3,371 Canyon Oaks   Chico   CA   12/30/13   1,545   4,127   205   13   189   1,545   4,162   367   5   6,079   (1,322 )   4,757 Casta Del Sol   Mission Viejo   CA   12/30/13   5,794   —   —   —   307   5,794   74   218   15   6,101   (77 )   6,024 El Camino   Oceanside   CA   12/30/13   4,635   2,960   158   80   950   4,635   3,806   342   —   8,783   (961 )   7,822 Forrest Crossing   Franklin   TN   12/30/13   3,187   807   76   55   336   3,187   850   423   1   4,461   (377 )   4,084 Gettysvue   Knoxville   TN   12/30/13   2,994   1,428   235   181   336   2,994   1,647   533   —   5,174   (728 )   4,446 Lomas Santa Fe (Executive)   Solana Beach   CA   12/30/13   3,766   —   —   —   158   3,766   102   56   —   3,924   (29 )   3,895 Marbella   SJ Capistrano   CA   12/30/13   5,794   9,114   410   —   4,657   5,794   11,586   1,835   760   19,975   (2,931 )   17,044 Monterey   Palm Desert   CA   12/30/13   5,698   3,004   202   19   1,094   5,698   3,471   831   17   10,017   (1,266 )   8,751 Oakhurst   Clayton   CA   12/30/13   1,449   2,575   428   1,645   (1,100 )   1,449   2,714   818   16   4,997   (1,206 )   3,791 Oregon Golf Club   West Linn   OR   12/30/13   4,828   8,011   416   51   681   4,828   8,187   969   3   13,987   (2,393 )   11,594 Palm Valley   Palm Desert   CA   12/30/13   7,531   8,864   379   56   770   7,531   8,822   1,228   19   17,600   (2,603 )   14,997 Plantation   Boise   ID   12/30/13   2,607   2,236   262   13   558   2,607   2,326   742   1   5,676   (876 )   4,800 Rancho San Joaquin   Irvine   CA   12/30/13   12,650   3,775   279   1,366   980   12,650   5,005   1,116   279   19,050   (1,444 )   17,606 Seascape   Aptos   CA   12/30/13   2,897   4,944   108   67   534   2,897   5,225   420   8   8,550   (1,303 )   7,247 Summitpointe   Milpitas   CA   12/30/13   2,511   3,271   128   8   820   2,511   3,580   647   —   6,738   (1,069 )   5,669 Sunset Hills   Thousand Oaks   CA   12/30/13   2,125   5,447   383   —   893   2,125   5,713   1,010   —   8,848   (1,798 )   7,050 Tanoan   Albuquerque   NM   12/30/13   1,642   7,600   431   364   478   1,642   8,031   822   20   10,515   (2,684 )   7,831 Trophy Club of Apalachee   Dacula   GA   12/30/13   483   640   55   —   885   483   1,046   534   —   2,063   (351 )   1,712                 Initial Cost       Gross Carrying Amount (A) (C)                     Date of Acquisition   Land   Buildings and Improvements   Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment   Construction-In-Progress   Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition   Land   Buildings and Improvements   Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment   Construction-In-Progress       Accumulated Depreciation (A)(B)   Net Book Value Property Name   City   State                       Total     Trophy Club of Atlanta   Alpharetta   GA   12/30/13   483   3,898   60   —   519   483   4,148   327   2   4,960   (994 )   3,966 Vista Valencia   Valencia   CA   12/30/13   1,352   5,199   91   —   479   1,352   5,441   323   5   7,121   (1,402 )   5,719 Wood Ranch   Simi Valley   CA   12/30/13   2,125   1,951   239   416   903   2,125   2,339   1,041   129   5,634   (1,074 )   4,560 Other   N/A   N/A   12/30/13   3,960   —   —   —   (128 )   3,298   238   285   11   3,832   (100 )   3,732 Total Owned Properties           $ 84,981   $ 86,439   $ 5,016   $ 4,362   $ 17,972   $ 84,319   $ 95,922   $ 16,598   $ 1,931   $ 198,770   $ (29,550 )   $ 169,220 Managed Properties                                                         El Cariso   Sylmar   CA   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   32   —   —   32   —   32   (6 )   26 Fullerton   Fullerton   CA   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   373   —   —   373   —   373   (103 )   270 John A White   Atlanta   GA   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   — Lomas Santa Fe   Solana Beach   CA   12/30/13   —   —   8   —   500   —   —   508   —   508   (93 )   415 Paradise Knolls   Riverside   CA   12/30/13   —   —   46   —   —   —   —   46   —   46   (46 )   — Santa Clara   Santa Clara   CA   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   — Tustin Ranch   Tustin   CA   10/01/16   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   —   — Westchester   Los Angeles   CA   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   53   —   —   53   —   53   (10 )   43 Woodlands   Wayne   MI   12/30/13   —   —   —   —   8   —   —   8   —   8   (2 )   6 Yorba Linda   Yorba Linda   CA   12/30/13   —   —   5   —   673   —   —   678   —   678   (64 )   614 Total Managed Properties           $ —   $ —   $ 59   $ —   $ 1,639   $ —   $ —   $ 1,698   $ —   $ 1,698   $ (324 )   $ 1,374                                                               Total Leased Properties (D)           —   46,067   8,067   1,228   20,119   —   48,768   25,976   737   75,481   (29,823 )   45,658                                                               Corporate   N/A   N/A       —   —   3,219   —   3,179   —   —   5,704   694   6,398   (5,039 )   1,359                                                               Total Properties           $ 84,981   $ 132,506   $ 16,361   $ 5,590   $ 42,909   $ 84,319   $ 144,690   $ 49,976   $ 3,362   $ 282,347   $ (64,736 )   $ 217,611                                                               (A) The following is a rollforward of the gross carrying amount and accumulated depreciation of real estate for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.   Year ended December 31,   2016   2015   2014 Gross Carrying Amount           Balance at beginning of year $ 276,119   $ 263,103   $ 250,208 Additions:           Acquisitions of real estate —   —   — Improvements 20,982   14,970   15,109 Disposals:           Disposal of long-lived assets (5,500 )   (1,954 )   (2,214 ) Impairments (E) (7,196 )   —   — Transferred to assets held-for-sale (F) (2,058 )   —   — Balance at end of year $ 282,347   $ 276,119   $ 263,103             Accumulated Depreciation           Balance at beginning of year $ (48,212 )   $ (23,820 )   $ — Additions:           Depreciation expense (23,351 )   (24,943 )   (24,740 ) Disposals:           Disposal of long-lived assets 5,319   551   920 Impairments 1,443   —   — Transferred to assets held-for-sale 65   —   — Balance at end of year $ (64,736 )   $ (48,212 )   $ (23,820 ) (B) Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis using the estimated useful lives detailed in Note 2. (C) The aggregate United States federal income tax basis for Drive Shack Inc.’s operating real estate, including furniture, fixtures and equipment at December 31, 2016 was approximately $337.8 million. (D) Total leased properties includes $0.7 million of construction-in-progress for Entertainment Golf. (E) Impairments include a property in Annandale, New Jersey, a property in Gresham, Oregon and a property in San Leandro, California. (F) Includes one owned property in Annandale, New Jersey in the Traditional Golf segment classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2016. Assets held-for-sale are recorded in receivables and other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 2 for additional information.
Schedule of the rollforward of the gross carrying amount and accumulated depreciation of other real estate	The following is a rollforward of the gross carrying amount and accumulated depreciation of real estate for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.   Year ended December 31,   2016   2015   2014 Gross Carrying Amount           Balance at beginning of year $ 276,119   $ 263,103   $ 250,208 Additions:           Acquisitions of real estate —   —   — Improvements 20,982   14,970   15,109 Disposals:           Disposal of long-lived assets (5,500 )   (1,954 )   (2,214 ) Impairments (E) (7,196 )   —   — Transferred to assets held-for-sale (F) (2,058 )   —   — Balance at end of year $ 282,347   $ 276,119   $ 263,103             Accumulated Depreciation           Balance at beginning of year $ (48,212 )   $ (23,820 )   $ — Additions:           Depreciation expense (23,351 )   (24,943 )   (24,740 ) Disposals:           Disposal of long-lived assets 5,319   551   920 Impairments 1,443   —   — Transferred to assets held-for-sale 65   —   — Balance at end of year $ (64,736 )   $ (48,212 )   $ (23,820 ) (B) Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis using the estimated useful lives detailed in Note 2. (C) The aggregate United States federal income tax basis for Drive Shack Inc.’s operating real estate, including furniture, fixtures and equipment at December 31, 2016 was approximately $337.8 million. (D) Total leased properties includes $0.7 million of construction-in-progress for Entertainment Golf. (E) Impairments include a property in Annandale, New Jersey, a property in Gresham, Oregon and a property in San Leandro, California. (F) Includes one owned property in Annandale, New Jersey in the Traditional Golf segment classified as held-for-sale as of December 31, 2016. Assets held-for-sale are recorded in receivables and other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 2 for additional information.