REAL ESTATE AND RELATED LEASE INTANGIBLES, NET - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross intangible assets	$ 155.2		$ 154.7
Accumulated amortization	51.2		48.1
Net intangible assets	104.0		106.6
Unamortized favorable/unfavorable lease intangibles	6.8		7.0
Net increase in operating lease income, amortization of below market lease intangibles	0.3	$ (0.4)
Unbilled rent receivables	0.6		0.7
Unencumbered real estates	63.1		$ 70.3
Above Market Leases
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net reduction in operating lease income, amortization of above market leases	$ (0.3)	$ 0.4

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Real Estates, Unencumbered

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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