ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 42,824	$ 2,696
Development costs payable		9,864	11,766
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		6,001	4,636
Interest payable		6,270	6,370
Dividends payable		32,395	30,714
Book Overdraft	[1]	5,951	25,771
Other payables and accrued expenses		7,152	10,071
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 110,457	$ 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.