OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2017
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Condominium deposits			$ 82,605	$ 193,197
Condominium receivables			158,516	210,219
SID receivables			26,430	61,603
Straight-line rent			39,136	31,518
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $6.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively			16,955	17,556
Other equipment accumulated depreciation			6,900	5,300
Security and escrow deposits			37,585	61,304
Tenant incentives and other receivables			8,482	8,773
Prepaid expenses			11,731	11,177
Federal income tax receivable			2,198	15,763
Intangibles			34,802	4,046
Interest rate swap derivative asset			4,470
Other			19,242	13,902
Total prepaid expenses and other assets			$ 473,268	666,516
Number of IRS tax refunds | item			2
Reimbursement from a tenant			$ 45,814	44,330	$ 39,542
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Construction payables			217,838	207,917
Deferred income			53,337	85,158
Condominium deposit liabilities			55,975	117,015
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			35,887	33,050
Tenant and other deposits			18,937	28,559
Accrued interest			20,322	16,897
Accrued payroll and other employee liabilities			41,236	36,937
Accrued real estate taxes			22,289	16,726
Interest Rate Swaps				(149)
Interest rate swaps			5,961
Straight-line ground rent liability			14,944	13,126
Above-market ground leases			293	1,762
Other			34,699	15,012
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses			521,718	572,010
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses			$ (50,300)
Senior Notes 6.875 Percent Due 2021
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.875%			6.875%
Las Vegas 51s
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Voting interest acquired (as a percent)			50.00%
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense			$ 600
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets			(193,200)
Increase (Decrease) in straight line rent			7,600
Increase (decrease) in derivative assets			4,500
Decrease in condominium deposits			110,600
Increase (Decrease) in security and escrow deposits			23,700
Other net			5,300
Increase (Decrease) in in-place leases			5,200
decrease in federal income tax receivable			(13,600)
Decrease in other receivables			2,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Las Vegas 51s
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Increase (decrease) in intangibles			$ 30,800
Voting interest acquired (as a percent)			50.00%
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Decrease in deferred income			$ (31,800)
Other increases in other payables			(19,700)
Accrued common costs			13,400
Other immaterial decreases			(9,600)
Increase Decrease in Straight-line Ground Rent			1,800
Increase in interest rate swap liability			6,100
Waiea And Anaha Condominiums
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Increase (Decrease) in condominium receivables			51,700
Summerlin | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
decrease in Special Improvement District receivables			35,200
Ward Village | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Decrease in condominium deposits liability			(61,000)
Decrease in construction payables			9,900
Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Net carrying amount			10,821	16,015
Ground Leases below Market
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Net carrying amount			18,647	18,986
Tenant Leases above Market
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Net carrying amount			1,648	2,457
Ground Leases above Market
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Net carrying amount			1,648	$ 2,457
Ground Leases above Market | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Other immaterial decreases			$ (1,500)
Scenario Forecast | Waiea And Anaha Condominiums
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Decrease receivable		$ 4,400
Scenario Forecast | Ae'o
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Decrease receivable	$ 151,500
Scenario Forecast | Ke Kilohana
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Decrease receivable	$ 2,700