MORTGAGES, NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Mortgages, notes and loans payable
Total mortgages, notes and loans payable	$ 1,514,623,000	$ 688,312,000
Amount of variable-rate debt swapped to fixed rate	172,000,000
Long-term debt-principal payments
2014	5,462,000
2015	26,958,000
2016	470,784,000
2017	25,885,000
2018	26,683,000
Thereafter	958,851,000
Total	1,514,623,000
Collateralized mortgages, notes and loans payable
Mortgages, notes and loans payable
Fixed-rate debt:	971,786,000	158,636,000
Variable-rate debt:	509,737,000	479,964,000
Amount of variable-rate debt swapped to fixed rate	172,000,000
Special Improvement District bonds
Mortgages, notes and loans payable
Fixed-rate debt:	$ 33,100,000	$ 49,712,000