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Maximum Percentage of Promote To Be Awarded as Share Based Compensation Awards. Promote is defined as the amount above a certain performance measurement threshold.

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Number of Executives Retired During Period

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Trustee Fee Expense

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Value, after forfeitures, of stock or other type of equity granted of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) executive shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		$ 9,729	$ 5,669
Number of executives retired during period \| executive	2
Award vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Trustee fee expense		800	700
Fund III
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		$ 3,600
Senior Executives \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of promote to be awarded as share based compensation awards					25.00%
Senior Executives \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program \| Fund IV
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of promote awarded as share based compensation award					9.30%
Senior Executives \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program \| Fund III
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of promote awarded as share based compensation award					25.00%
LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares) \| shares	29,418	319,244
Total value of restricted shares and LTIP units as of the grant date	$ 1,100
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,800
LTIP Units \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, grants in period (in shares) \| shares	13,491
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares) \| shares		11,092
Restricted Stock \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, grants in period (in shares) \| shares	10,822
LTIP Units and Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total value of restricted shares and LTIP units as of the grant date		$ 10,100
Share-based compensation expense		1,800		$ 1,900
Compensation expense not yet recognized	$ 8,200	8,200
Long term incentive and share based compensation expense		$ 9,100	$ 5,200
Tranche One \| LTIP Units \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, vested in period (in shares) \| shares	4,674
Tranche One \| Restricted Stock \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, vested in period (in shares) \| shares	5,532
Tranche Two \| LTIP Units \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, vested in period (in shares) \| shares	8,817
Tranche Two \| Restricted Stock \| Board of Trustees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, vested in period (in shares) \| shares	5,290