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REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Schedule of redeemable noncontrolling interest activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of the year	$ 8,994			$ 8,994	$ 3,798
Settlement of prior year performance participation allocation				15,327	4,608
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ (191)	$ (105)	(351)	(208)
Redemptions to redeemable noncontrolling interests				(7,724)	0
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(60)	(64)	186	70
Change from cash flow hedging activities attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		17	14	136	55
Redemption value allocation adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interest				1,596	185
Ending balance		18,164	$ 8,508	18,164	$ 8,508	$ 3,798
Payable as of		30,535		30,535			$ 19,564
Performance Participation Allocation \| OP Units
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of OP Units (in shares)	1,900,000
Black Creek Diversified Property Advisors, LLC \| Performance Participation Allocation
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Settlement of prior year performance participation allocation						4,600
Payable as of							15,300
Black Creek Diversified Property Advisors, LLC \| Performance Participation Allocation \| OP Units
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of OP Units (in shares)	465,000
Advisor \| Advisory Fee, Performance Component \| OP Units
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Settlement of prior year performance participation allocation						$ 4,600
Redemptions to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 7,700
Issuance of OP Units (in shares)	945,000
Advisor \| Performance Participation Allocation
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Payable as of		$ 18,379		$ 18,379			$ 15,327
Chairman \| Performance Participation Allocation \| OP Units
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of OP Units (in shares)	465,000