Represents the annual escalation rate for annual ground rate as per the terms of ground lease.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit and surety bonds outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease, excluding contingent rentals and a guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended		33 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2013	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments
Amount of outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds		$ 116,000,000		$ 116,000,000	$ 86,100,000
South Street Seaport Ground Lease
Commitments
Annual fixed rent	$ 1,200,000
Annual rent escalation rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Additional annual rent payments to be made through the term of the lease	$ 210,000
Damage Due to Flooding \| South Street Seaport Ground Lease
Commitments
Insurance recoveries collected		$ 6,200,000	$ 300,000	$ 54,100,000