ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 18,755	$ 4,494
Development costs payable		18,820	17,529
Retainage payable		13,779	10,576
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		7,920	5,798
Interest payable		8,876	6,547
Dividends payable		46,784	46,864
Book Overdraft	[1]	4,499	4,845
Other payables and accrued expenses		7,275	13,107
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 126,708	$ 109,760

[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.