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Maximum Percentage of Promote To Be Awarded as Share Based Compensation Awards. Promote is defined as the amount above a certain performance measurement threshold.

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Trustee Fee Expense

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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-Topic 230

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), net of any shares forfeited. Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 3,746	$ 3,833
Trustee fee expense	$ 0
Fund III
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 700
Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period	5 years
Other Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period	3 years
Other Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period	3 years
Senior Executives \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of promote to be awarded as share based compensation awards					25.00%
Senior Executives \| Long Term Investment Alignment Program \| Fund IV
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of promote to be awarded as share based compensation awards					20.00%
LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	6,986		247,863
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	14,179		8,640
LTIP Units and Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 400		$ 900
Long term incentive and share based compensation expense	$ 1,700	$ 1,600	$ 3,500	$ 3,000
Vesting at the end of year three \| LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	4,416
Vesting at the end of year three \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	6,469
Vesting ratably over last two years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period	3 years
Vesting ratably over last two years \| LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	2,570
Vesting ratably over last two years \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, net of forfeitures (in shares)	7,710