ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 38,258	$ 10,718
Development costs payable		19,356	15,410
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		6,729	3,911
Interest payable		6,070	4,067
Dividends payable		30,133	27,738
Book Overdraft	[1]	13,912	15,048
Other payables and accrued expenses		7,969	9,671
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 122,427	$ 86,563

[1] Represents checks written before the end of the period which have not cleared the bank; therefore, the bank has not yet advanced cash to the Company. When the checks clear the bank, they will be funded through the Company’s working cash line of credit.