ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 46,949	$ 3,524
Development costs payable		28,557	6,427
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		7,018	5,692
Interest payable		8,863	6,537
Dividends payable		37,816	32,677
Book Overdraft	[1]	13,230	5,176
Other payables and accrued expenses		7,546	9,540
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 149,979	$ 69,573

[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, which is included in the Company’s Unsecured bank credit facilities.