Debt Instrument, Accrued Interest, Decrease, Forgiveness

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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Incremental Interest Rate, Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Decrease for amounts of indebtedness forgiven by the holder of the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Increase for accrued, but unpaid interest on the debt instrument for the period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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MORTGAGES PAYABLE - Summary of Mortgages Payable (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2020	May 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			$ 1,834,724,000	$ 1,834,724,000				$ 1,546,195,000
Long-term debt, amount forgiven				$ 30,000,000	$ 0
Mortgages \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Senior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.00%	5.33%	5.00%	5.00%
Total mortgages payable	$ 82,000,000	$ 83,000,000	$ 82,000,000	$ 82,000,000
Debt instrument, term	10 years		10 years
Mortgages \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Junior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.00%	3.00%
Total mortgages payable	$ 30,000,000
Long-term debt, amount forgiven	30,000,000		$ 30,000,000
Accrued interest, decrease, forgiveness	$ 5,400,000
Accrued interest		$ 5,700,000	5,400,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			1,595,235,000	$ 1,595,235,000				1,556,248,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs			(10,511,000)	(10,511,000)				(10,053,000)
Total mortgages payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			1,584,724,000	1,584,724,000				1,546,195,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 170,021,000	$ 170,021,000				169,500,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Cherry Hill
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.77%	1.77%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 28,930,000	$ 28,930,000				28,930,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Cherry Hill \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Westfield - One Lincoln Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.77%	1.77%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 4,730,000	$ 4,730,000				4,730,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Westfield - One Lincoln Plaza \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Woodbridge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.77%	1.77%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 55,340,000	$ 55,340,000				55,340,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Woodbridge \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Hudson Commons
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			2.07%	2.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 28,816,000	$ 28,816,000				29,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Hudson Commons \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Watchung, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			2.07%	2.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 26,828,000	$ 26,828,000				27,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Watchung, NJ \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Bronx (1750-1780 Gun Hill Road), NY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			2.07%	2.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 25,377,000	$ 25,377,000				24,500,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Bronx (1750-1780 Gun Hill Road), NY \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 1,425,214,000	$ 1,425,214,000				1,386,748,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Senior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.00%	5.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 82,000,000	$ 82,000,000				83,202,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Junior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			0.00%	0.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 0	$ 0				30,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Bergen Town Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.56%	3.56%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000				300,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Shops at Bruckner
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.90%	3.90%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 10,668,000	$ 10,668,000				10,978,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Hudson Mall
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.07%	5.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 23,264,000	$ 23,264,000				23,625,000
Effective interest rate			3.85%	3.85%
Unamortized debt premium			$ 900,000	$ 900,000				1,000,000.0
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Yonkers Gateway Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.16%	4.16%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 29,307,000	$ 29,307,000				30,122,000
Effective interest rate			3.70%	3.70%
Unamortized debt premium			$ 500,000	$ 500,000				600,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Las Catalinas
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			7.43%	7.43%		7.43%	4.43%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 128,822,000	$ 128,822,000				129,335,000
Total mortgages payable						$ 129,000,000
Debt default, incremental interest rate						3.00%
Accrued interest				$ 2,800,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Brick, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.87%	3.87%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000				50,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| North Plainfield
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.99%	3.99%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 25,100,000	$ 25,100,000				25,100,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Middletown, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.78%	3.78%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 31,400,000	$ 31,400,000				31,400,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Rockaway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.78%	3.78%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 27,800,000	$ 27,800,000				27,800,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Hanover (200 - 240 Route 10 West), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.03%	4.03%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000				63,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| North Bergen (Tonnelle Avenue), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.18%	4.18%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000				100,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Manchester Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.32%	4.32%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 12,500,000	$ 12,500,000				12,500,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Millburn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.97%	3.97%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 23,591,000	$ 23,591,000				23,798,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Totowa, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.33%	4.33%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 50,800,000	$ 50,800,000				50,800,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Woodbridge Commons
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.36%	4.36%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 22,100,000	$ 22,100,000				22,100,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Brunswick, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.38%	4.38%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000				63,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Rutherford, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.49%	4.49%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 23,000,000	$ 23,000,000				23,000,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Brooklyn (Kingswood Center)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			5.07%	5.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 72,136,000	$ 72,136,000				0
Effective interest rate			3.43%	3.43%
Unamortized debt premium			$ 6,600,000	$ 6,600,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Hackensack, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.36%	4.36%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 66,400,000	$ 66,400,000				66,400,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Marlton, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.86%	3.86%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 37,400,000	$ 37,400,000				37,400,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Hanover Warehouses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.09%	4.09%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 40,700,000	$ 40,700,000				40,700,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Union (2445 Springfield Avenue), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.01%	4.01%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 45,600,000	$ 45,600,000				45,600,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Freeport (437 East Sunrise Highway), NY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.07%	4.07%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 43,100,000	$ 43,100,000				43,100,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Garfield, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			4.14%	4.14%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 40,300,000	$ 40,300,000				40,300,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Mount Kisco (Target)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			6.40%	6.40%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 13,226,000	$ 13,226,000				13,488,000
Unamortized debt discount								(900,000)
Effective interest rate			7.31%	7.31%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.22%	1.22%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000				0
Total mortgages payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000				$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate				1.05%