ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 3,524	$ 2,696
Development costs payable		6,427	11,766
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		5,692	4,636
Interest payable		6,537	6,370
Dividends payable		32,677	30,714
Book overdraft	[1]	5,176	25,771
Other payables and accrued expenses		9,540	10,071
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 69,573	$ 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. See Note 1(p).