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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands									3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 23, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2025 USD ($)	May 03, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2024 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 05, 2024 USD ($) ft² outparcel	Mar. 14, 2024 USD ($) ft²	Feb. 08, 2024 USD ($) ft² concept outparcel	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) ft² parcel	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) \| ft²									17,100		17,100	17,100	17,100
Gain on sale of real estate									$ 49,462	$ 13,447	$ 49,462			$ 15,349
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) \| ft²					127		95
Number of disposed properties												2	1	2
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net of selling cost											64,400			$ 34,800
Gain on sale of real estate	$ 16,100	$ 20,400			$ 13,100		$ 1,500				49,500			$ 15,300
Aggregate sale price of disposed properties	$ 18,000	$ 23,200			$ 29,200		$ 8,700
First Mortgage \| Mortgages
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable									1,526,634		1,526,634	$ 1,526,634	$ 1,526,634		$ 1,583,820
First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Mortgages
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable									1,526,634		1,526,634	1,526,634	1,526,634		1,532,915
Ledgewood Commons \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Mortgages
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Total mortgages payable				$ 50,000											50,000
Effective Interest Rate				6.03%
Bergen Town Center \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on sale of real estate			$ 12,900
Aggregate sale price of disposed properties			$ 25,000
Bergen Town Center \| First Mortgage \| Fixed rate \| Mortgages
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total mortgages payable									$ 289,454		$ 289,454	$ 289,454	$ 289,454		$ 290,000
Effective Interest Rate									6.30%		6.30%	6.30%	6.30%
Heritage Square
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) \| ft²								87
Purchase price of real estate property acquired								$ 33,838			$ 117,049
Number of company concepts \| concept								2
Number of outparcels \| outparcel								4
Ledgewood Commons
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) \| ft²						448
Purchase price of real estate property acquired						$ 83,211
Number of outparcels \| outparcel						2