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SPONSORS AND MANAGEMENT WARRANTS (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 28, 2011
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Nov. 09, 2010
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Warrant liabilities     $ 474,890,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding $ 366,080,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding    
Sponsors Warrants [Member]            
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)       1,916,667us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
  8,000,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
Estimated initial value           69,500,000hhc_ClassOfWarrantOrRightEstimatedInitialValue
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
Exercise price (in dollars per share)           50.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
Warrants exercised 1,525,272hhc_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesUnderWarrantsExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
         
Number of shares of common stock under warrants repurchased 4,558,061hhc_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesUnderWarrantsRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
         
Payments for repurchase of warrants 80,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
         
Additional paid-in capital 108,600,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
         
Warrant liabilities       203,200,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
157,100,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_SponsorsWarrantsMember
 
Management Warrants [Member]            
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)   2,862,687us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
  2,862,687us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
2,862,687us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
 
Proceeds from issuance of Management warrants   19,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
       
Warrant liabilities       $ 271,700,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
$ 209,000,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
 
Management Warrants [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]            
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Exercise price (in dollars per share)   42.23us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
       
Management Warrants [Member] | President [Member]            
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Exercise price (in dollars per share)   42.23us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_PresidentMember
       
Management Warrants [Member] | Chief Financial Officer [Member]            
Sponsors and Management Warrants            
Exercise price (in dollars per share)   54.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= hhc_ManagementWarrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefFinancialOfficerMember