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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Details)-K (Rio West, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
sqft
acre
Rio West
  
Recent transactions  
Area of property sold (in square feet) 521,194us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Area of site (in acres) 50us-gaap_AreaOfLand
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Proceeds from sale of property $ 12.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstate
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Pre-tax gain recognized on the sale $ 0.6us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperties
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