ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 41,496	$ 6,823
Development costs payable		39,920	21,305
Retainage payable		13,010	11,011
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		5,806	5,182
Interest payable		9,228	9,597
Dividends payable		57,717	55,952
Book Overdraft	[1]	660	13,370
Other payables and accrued expenses		10,730	13,748
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 178,567	$ 136,988

[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.