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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Pan Bay Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferral period of gains from sale of other properties, for tax purposes	180 days

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Like-kind Exchange Agreements, Gains on Sale of Properties, Deferral Period for Tax Purposes, Maximum

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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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