ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 13,963	$ 2,696
Development costs payable		13,203	11,766
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		4,944	4,636
Interest payable		6,315	6,370
Dividends payable		30,133	30,714
Book Overdraft	[1]	17,868	25,771
Other payables and accrued expenses		4,789	10,071
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 91,215	$ 92,024

[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.