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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)-K (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
Amount of outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds $ 53,700,000hhc_LettersOfCreditAndSuretyBondsOutstandingAmount $ 58,700,000hhc_LettersOfCreditAndSuretyBondsOutstandingAmount  
Contractual rental expense, including participation rent 7,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 6,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 5,400,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Ground lease payments      
2015 8,151,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 9,308,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 9,687,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 7,717,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 7,933,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Subsequent/Other 329,233,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Total $ 372,029,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue