MORTGAGES AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLE Scheduled Principal Repayments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]
2014	$ 57,083
2015	273,909
2016	316,540
2017	81,161
2018	80,382
Thereafter	229,054
Long-term debt and convertible notes payable	$ 1,038,129

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 470

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601

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