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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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MORTGAGES PAYABLE - Summary of Mortgages Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 23, 2018	Mar. 28, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 1,550,242	$ 1,564,542
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		2,524	(35,336)	$ 0
Mortgages \| First Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable		1,562,159	1,578,317
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(11,917)	(13,775)
Total mortgages payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs		1,550,242	1,564,542
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable		$ 169,500	169,500
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Cherry Hill
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.95%
Total mortgages payable		$ 28,930	$ 28,930
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Cherry Hill \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Westfield - One Lincoln Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.95%
Total mortgages payable		$ 4,730	$ 4,730
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Westfield - One Lincoln Plaza \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Woodbridge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.95%
Total mortgages payable		$ 55,340	$ 55,340
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| The Plaza at Woodbridge \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		160.00%	160.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Hudson Commons
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.25%
Total mortgages payable		$ 29,000	$ 29,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Hudson Commons \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Watchung, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.25%
Total mortgages payable		$ 27,000	27,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Watchung, NJ \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Bronx (1750-1780 Gun Hill Road), NY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.25%
Total mortgages payable		$ 24,500	24,500
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Variable rate \| Bronx (1750-1780 Gun Hill Road), NY \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on variable rate		190.00%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable		$ 1,392,659	1,408,817
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Senior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.33%
Total mortgages payable		$ 84,860	86,236
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Montehiedra Town Center \| Junior Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.00%
Total mortgages payable		$ 30,000	30,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Bergen Town Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.56%
Total mortgages payable		$ 300,000	300,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Shops at Bruckner
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.90%
Total mortgages payable		$ 11,582	12,162
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Hudson Mall
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.07%
Total mortgages payable		$ 24,326	25,004
Effective interest rate		3.88%
Unamortized debt premium		$ 1,200	1,500
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Yonkers Gateway Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.16%
Total mortgages payable		$ 31,704	33,227
Effective interest rate		3.71%
Unamortized debt premium		$ 700	800
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Las Catalinas
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.43%
Total mortgages payable		$ 130,000	130,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Brick, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.87%
Total mortgages payable		$ 50,000	50,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| North Plainfield, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.99%
Total mortgages payable		$ 25,100	25,100
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Middletown, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.78%
Total mortgages payable		$ 31,400	31,400
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Rockaway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.78%
Total mortgages payable		$ 27,800	27,800
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Hanover (200 - 240 Route 10 West), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.03%
Total mortgages payable		$ 63,000	63,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| North Bergen (Tonnelle Avenue), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.18%	4.18%				4.59%
Total mortgages payable	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	100,000			$ 74,000
Debt instrument, term	10 years
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			(1,300)
Prepayment penalty			1,100
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing fees			200
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Manchester Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.32%
Total mortgages payable		$ 12,500	12,500
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Millburn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.97%
Total mortgages payable		$ 24,000	24,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Totowa, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.33%
Total mortgages payable		$ 50,800	50,800
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Woodbridge Commons
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.36%
Total mortgages payable		$ 22,100	22,100
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Brunswick, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.38%
Total mortgages payable		$ 63,000	63,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Rutherford, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.49%
Total mortgages payable		$ 23,000	23,000
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Hackensack, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.36%
Total mortgages payable		$ 66,400	66,400
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Marlton, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.86%
Total mortgages payable		$ 37,400	37,400
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| East Hanover Warehouses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.09%
Total mortgages payable		$ 40,700	40,700
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Union (2445 Springfield Avenue), NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.01%
Total mortgages payable		$ 45,600	45,600
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Freeport (437 East Sunrise Highway), NY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.07%
Total mortgages payable		$ 43,100	43,100
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Garfield, NJ
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.14%
Total mortgages payable		$ 40,300	40,300
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Mount Kisco (Target)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		6.40%
Total mortgages payable		$ 13,987	14,451
Unamortized debt discount		$ (1,000)	(1,000)
Effective interest rate		7.30%
Mortgages \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Englewood
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		0.00%
Total mortgages payable		$ 0	$ 11,537		$ 11,500
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		$ 2,500