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DEBT (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Integer | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured bank credit facilities |  | $ 144,635,000 | $ 91,387,000 |
Repayments of Bank Debt |  | $ 207,497,000 | $ 85,634,000 |
Document Period End Date |  | Mar. 31, 2019 |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Secured Debt |  | $ 185,606,000 |  | $ 188,461,000
Unsecured Debt |  | 803,397,000 |  | 723,400,000
Unsecured bank credit facilities |  | 131,189,000 |  | 193,926,000
Total debt |  | 1,120,192,000 |  | 1,105,787,000
Secured and unsecured debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Payments of principal over future years [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Remainder of 2019 |  | 127,647,000 |  |
2020 |  | 114,096,000 |  |
2021 |  | 129,562,000 |  |
2022 |  | 107,769,000 |  |
2023 |  | 115,119,000 |  |
2024 and beyond |  | 396,923,000 |  |
Long-term debt, maturities, secured debt and unsecured debt |  | 991,116,000 |  |
Unsecured bank credit facilities |  |  |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate, carrying amount |  | 132,868,000 |  | 195,730,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | (1,679,000) |  | (1,804,000)
Unsecured bank credit facilities |  | 131,189,000 |  | 193,926,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured debt, carrying amount | [1] | 805,000,000 |  | 725,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | (1,603,000) |  | (1,600,000)
Unsecured Debt |  | 803,397,000 |  | 723,400,000
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Secured debt, carrying amount | [1] | 186,116,000 |  | 189,038,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  | (510,000) |  | (577,000)
Secured Debt |  | $ 185,606,000 |  | 188,461,000
$80 million senior unsecured private placement notes (2019) [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 10 years |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  | 4.27% |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured debt, carrying amount |  | $ 80,000,000 |  |
Nine bank group unsecured revolving credit facility [Member] | Former facility - $300 million [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread above LIBOR variable rate |  |  |  | 100
Line of credit, facility fee (in basis points) |  |  |  | 20
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  |  |  | Jul. 30, 2019
Nine bank group unsecured revolving credit facility [Member] | Bank credit facility obtained in 2018 - $350 million [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |  | 3.491% |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | $ 704,740 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |
Number of banks included in the unsecured revolving credit facility | Integer |  | 9 |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread above LIBOR variable rate |  | 100 |  |
Line of credit, facility fee (in basis points) |  | 20 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Jul. 30, 2022 |  |
Extension option on credit facility |  | two six-month extensions |  |
Expansion option on credit facility |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate, carrying amount |  | $ 130,000,000 |  |
Nine bank group unsecured revolving credit facility [Member] | $80 million interest rate swap [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |  |  |  | 2.02%
Unsecured bank credit facilities - fixed rate, carrying amount |  |  |  | $ 80,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  |  |  | Aug. 15, 2018
Pnc Na Unsecured revolving credit facility [Member] | Former credit facility - $35 million [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread above LIBOR variable rate |  | 100 |  |
Line of credit, facility fee (in basis points) |  | 20 |  |
Pnc Na Unsecured revolving credit facility [Member] | Credit facility obtained in 2018 - $45 million [Member] |  |  |  |
Secured and Unsecured Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |  | 3.495% |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 45,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread above LIBOR variable rate |  | 100 |  |
Line of credit, facility fee (in basis points) |  | 20 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description |  | Jul. 30, 2022 |  |
Extension option on credit facility |  | two six-month extensions |  |
Loans Payable, Noncurrent [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured bank credit facilities - variable rate, carrying amount |  | $ 2,868,000 |  |
[1] | These loans have a fixed interest rate or an effectively fixed interest rate due to interest rate swaps.

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