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DISPOSITIONS (Summary of Dispositions) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended															3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) mall	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 mall	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) outparcel	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) outparcel	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross																							$ 189,750	$ 194,710	$ 104,860
Sales price, net																							112,076	189,531	103,537
Gain/ (Loss)																							75,980	3,720	21,331
Loss on impairment																							71,401	116,822	105,945
Number of malls with impairment (mall) | mall																						2
Mortgage debt assumed by buyer of real estate assets																							0	$ 38,150	14,570
Mortgages
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Mortgage note payables assumed							$ 38,150
River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage					25.00%												25.00%					25.00%		25.00%
EastGate Crossing
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net proceeds from related to the lease of a tenant space																					$ 574
Earn out proceeds, amount earned																					$ 625
Outparcel Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets																							$ 17,812	$ 21,385
Number of stores sold (outparcel) | outparcel																							12	18
Parking Deck Project
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets																								$ 2,184
Malls
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Loss on impairment			$ 3,147
Malls | College Square Mall
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain/ (Loss)																	$ (1,448)	$ 1,994
Corporate Joint Venture | River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA
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Joint venture, ownership percentage										75.00%										75.00%
Parent Company | River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Joint venture, ownership percentage										25.00%										25.00%
One and Two Oyster Point
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Sales Price, Gross				$ 6,250
Sales price, net				6,142
Gain/ (Loss)				$ 0
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross		$ 130,000
Sales price, net		55,368
Gain/ (Loss)		$ 75,434
Number of loans retired (loan) | loan		3
Priority received		$ 7,477
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK | Corporate Joint Venture
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Joint venture, ownership percentage		2500.00%
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK | Parent Company
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Gain/ (Loss)		$ 48,800
Joint venture, ownership percentage		7500.00%
College Square & Foothills Mall
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Sales Price, Gross	$ 53,500
Sales price, net	50,566
Gain/ (Loss)	$ 546
River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA
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Sales Price, Gross										$ 33,500
Sales price, net										32,905
Gain/ (Loss)										$ 0
Loss on impairment					$ 84															$ 9,510				$ 9,594
Percentage owned in disposed asset										75.00%										75.00%				75.00%
The Crossings at Marshalls Creek
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross									$ 23,650
Sales price, net									21,791
Gain/ (Loss)									$ 3,239
Bonita Lakes Mall and Crossing
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross								$ 27,910
Sales price, net								27,614
Gain/ (Loss)								$ 208
Loss on impairment																								$ 5,323
The Lakes and Fashion Square
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Sales Price, Gross							66,500
Sales price, net							65,514
Gain/ (Loss)							$ 273
Loss on impairment																								32,096
Oak Branch Business Center, Greensboro, NC
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Sales Price, Gross						$ 2,400
Sales price, net						2,148
Gain/ (Loss)						$ 0
Loss on impairment																$ (22)			$ 122
Cobblestone Village at Palm Coast
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Sales Price, Gross					8,500
Sales price, net					8,106
Gain/ (Loss)					0
Loss on impairment					150														6,298
Randolph Mall, Regency Mall, and Walnut Square
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross					32,250
Sales price, net					31,453
Gain/ (Loss)					$ 0
Loss on impairment																$ (150)			$ 43,294
Number of malls with impairment (mall) | mall																			3
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta - Parcel Development | Parcel Project
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of real estate assets																								1,621
Madison Square
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Sales Price, Gross															$ 5,000
Sales price, net															4,955
Gain/ (Loss)															$ 0
Loss on impairment																									2,620
EastGate Crossing
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Sales Price, Gross														$ 21,060
Sales price, net														20,688
Gain/ (Loss)														13,491
Net proceeds from related to the lease of a tenant space																								$ 657
Mortgage debt assumed by buyer of real estate assets														$ 14,570
Madison Plaza
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Sales Price, Gross													$ 5,700
Sales price, net													5,472
Gain/ (Loss)													$ 2,769
Waynesville Commons
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales Price, Gross												$ 14,500
Sales price, net												14,289
Gain/ (Loss)												$ 5,071
Mayfaire Community Center
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Sales Price, Gross											$ 56,300
Sales price, net											55,955
Gain/ (Loss)											0
Loss on impairment																									397
Chapel Hill Crossing
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Sales Price, Gross											2,300
Sales price, net											2,178
Gain/ (Loss)											$ 0
Loss on impairment																									$ 1,914

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