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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) extension_option	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)			35.00%
Purchase Price					$ 191,988
Mortgage loan		$ 0	$ 360	$ 0
Parent Company
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%	65.00%
Triangle Town Member LLC | Parent Company
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Triangle Town Member LLC | Mortgage Note Payable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate (percent)		5.74%
Triangle Town Member LLC | Mortgage Note Payable | Corporate Joint Venture | Other Ownership Interest
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage note payables assumed		$ 85,546
Hammock Landing - Phase I
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan		$ 39,475
Subsequent Event | Parent Company
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)	1000.00%
Subsequent Event | G&I VIII CBL TTC LLC | Corporate Joint Venture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)	9000.00%
Subsequent Event | Triangle Town Member LLC | Parent Company
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)	5000.00%
Subsequent Event | Triangle Town Member LLC | Corporate Joint Venture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Company's Ownership Interest (as a percent)	5000.00%
Purchase Price	$ 174,000
Subsequent Event | Triangle Town Member LLC | Mortgage Note Payable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of one-year extension options available | extension_option	2
Extension option, term (years)	1 year
Stated Interest Rate (percent)	4.00%
Subsequent Event | Triangle Town Member LLC | Mortgage Note Payable | Corporate Joint Venture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage note payables assumed	$ 171,092
Subsequent Event | The Pavilion at Port Orange | Mortgage Note Payable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Extension option, term (years)	1 year
Mortgage loan	$ 58,628
Subsequent Event | Hammock Landing Phases I and II | Mortgage Note Payable
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Extension option, term (years)	1 year
Subsequent Event | Hammock Landing - Phase I
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan	$ 43,347
Subsequent Event | Hammock Landing - Phase II
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan	$ 16,757
LIBOR | Subsequent Event | The Pavilion at Port Orange
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate (percent)	2.00%
LIBOR | Subsequent Event | Hammock Landing Phases I and II
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate (percent)	2.00%

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