SEGMENTS - Assets by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	$ 5,544,524	$ 5,119,931
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Condominium receivables	95,521
General Growth Properties
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Proceeds From Settlement Of Tax Indemnity Receivable	138,000
Operating Assets
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Increase (decrease) in assets	207,100
Strategic Developments
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Increase (decrease) in assets	274,800
Condominium receivables	95,500
Transfer of property	112,500
Cash distribution from the investment in ONE Ala Moana	8,500
Strategic Developments | 80 South Street
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Development expenditures	92,300
Strategic Developments | 1725-35 Hughes Landing Boulevard
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Development expenditures	83,700
Strategic Developments | Waterway Square Hotel
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Development expenditures	42,300
Strategic Developments | Hughes Landing Hotel
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Development expenditures	28,300
Strategic Developments | Waiea Condominiums
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Development expenditures	94,000
Cost of sales	75,000
Strategic Developments | Anaha Condominiums
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Development expenditures	52,800
Cost of sales	51,500
Strategic Developments | Three Hughes Landing
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Development expenditures	37,500
Operating Segments
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	5,283,008	4,691,289
Operating Segments | Master Planned Communities
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	1,986,825	1,877,043
Operating Segments | Operating Assets
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	2,141,445	1,934,350
Operating Segments | Strategic Developments
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	1,154,738	879,896
Corporate, Non-Segment
Reconciliation of total segment assets to total assets
Assets	261,516	$ 428,642
Additional information
Increase (decrease) in assets	$ 167,100