ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 2,696	$ 10,718
Development costs payable		11,766	15,410
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		4,636	3,911
Interest payable		6,370	4,067
Dividends payable		30,714	27,738
Book overdraft	[1]	25,771	15,048
Other payables and accrued expenses		10,071	9,671
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 92,024	$ 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. See Note 1(p).