BASIS OF PERSENTATION AND ORGANIZATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net increase (decrease) as result of ASU adoption	$ (286,194)		$ (370,027)
Increase in accumulated deficit	157,602		109,508
Decrease in deferred tax liability	(148,770)		(160,850)
Condominium receivables	0		(158,516)
Net property and equipment	5,901,373		5,033,527
Developments	1,825,847		1,196,582
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	705,864		521,718
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net increase (decrease) as result of ASU adoption			$ 103,200
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Impact of Adoption of ASC Topic 606
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net increase (decrease) as result of ASU adoption	471,318	$ (5,600)
Increase in accumulated deficit	130,248	69,700
Decrease in deferred tax liability	39,036	19,600
Condominium receivables	(99,600)	154,200
Net property and equipment		3,400
Developments	435,644	150,800
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 143,436	$ 95,000