ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Property taxes payable		$ 63,956	$ 6,823
Development costs payable		44,156	21,305
Retainage payable		14,884	11,011
Real estate improvements and capitalized leasing costs payable		6,504	5,182
Interest payable		14,205	9,597
Dividends payable		60,322	55,952
Book Overdraft	[1]	3,419	13,370
Other payables and accrued expenses		10,673	13,748
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 218,119	$ 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.