Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 19, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Howard Hughes Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001498828
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 4.5
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,990,898
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY