Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 19, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77380
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
City Area Code	(281)
Local Phone Number	719-6100
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	HHC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1.6
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		55,127,680
Document Annual Report	true
Entity File Number	001-34856
Entity Registrant Name	THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	36-4673192
Entity Address, Address Line One	9950 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 1100
Entity Address, City or Town	The Woodlands
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Central Index Key	0001498828
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The registrant intends to file its Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.