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MORTGAGES PAYABLE - Additional Information (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($) extension_option | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) debt_tranche | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 06, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net carrying amount of real estate collateralizing indebtedness |  |  | $ 860,300,000 |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross |  |  | 2,700,000 |  | $ 2,800,000 |
Mortgages payable, net |  |  | 1,230,349,000 |  | 1,233,983,000 |
Amortization of lender fees |  |  | 659,000 | $ 684,000 |  |
Mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages payable, net |  |  | 1,230,349,000 |  | 1,233,983,000 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | 9,493,000 |  | 9,974,000 |
Mortgages | First Mortgage | Montehiedra Town Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 120,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 120,000,000
Interest rate |  | 6.04% |  |  |  | 6.04%
Number of debt tranches | debt_tranche |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Lender fees |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |
Mortgages | Senior Notes [Member] | Montehiedra Town Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 1,692,000 |
Intercompany Loans | Montehiedra Town Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Mortgages payable, net |  |  | $ 10,100,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term of debt instrument | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of extension options | extension_option | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Term of each extension option | 6 months |  |  |  |  |
Annual facility fee (in percent) | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial covenants, maximum leverage ratio | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial covenants, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio | 1.5 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread on variable rate | 1.15% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Loan | Mortgages | First Mortgage | Montehiedra Town Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 90,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.33% | 5.33% |  |  |
Junior Loan | Mortgages | First Mortgage | Montehiedra Town Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 3.00% | 3.00% |  |  |

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