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ORGANIZATION (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
ORGANIZATION (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) \| ft²		14.8		14.8
Noncontrolling interest percentage		6.00%		6.00%
Capital investment, in cash	$ 225,000
Transaction costs	21,900	$ 223	$ 151	$ 307	$ 22,437
Costs contingent upon completion of separation	17,400			$ 0	$ 17,403
Transaction costs contingent upon completion of the separation	$ 4,500
Vornado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percentage	5.40%					94.00%
Affiliated entity \| Vornado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Spinoff ratio	0.50
Affiliated entity \| VRLP
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of common shares distributed	100.00%
Spinoff ratio	0.5
Warehouses
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		1		1
Wholly owned properties \| Shopping Center
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		79		79
Wholly owned properties \| Mall
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		3		3