BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION (Details 2) (The Woodlands)	1 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
The Woodlands
Acquisition
Percentage of economic interest acquired	47.50%

Represents the percentage of economic interest acquired in the business combination.

No definition available.

Name:	hhc_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfEconomicInterestAcquired
Namespace Prefix:	hhc_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration