Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 116,511,000	$ 93,621,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of income producing properties	(234,485,000)	(144,255,000)
Additions to income producing properties	(15,276,000)	(10,801,000)
Additions to construction in progress	(55,015,000)	(17,930,000)
Proceeds from sale of real estate and rental properties	33,166,000	74,412,000
Decrease in cash held in escrow	89,780,000	(47,321,000)
Investment in mezzanine loan	(19,258,000)	(45,100,000)
Increase in deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles	(5,436,000)	(4,974,000)
Investment in joint ventures	(14,102,000)	(9,874,000)
Investment in consolidated subsidiary		(242,000)
Repayments from joint ventures	618,000	34,887,000
Distributions from joint ventures	567,000	14,071,000
Advances to subsidiaries, net
Net cash used in investing activities	(219,441,000)	(157,127,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of mortgage notes payable	(44,046,000)	(172,865,000)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities	(76,000,000)	177,500,000
Repayment of senior debt	(10,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	86,490,000	116,519,000
Borrowings under term loan	250,000,000
Payment of deferred financing costs	(2,697,000)	(5,034,000)
Stock issuance costs	(813,000)	(1,150,000)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(76,109,000)	(73,790,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(7,496,000)	(8,817,000)
Payments of Dividends, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	(708,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities	118,621,000	32,363,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	15,691,000	(31,143,000)
Cash and cash equivalents obtained through acquisition		23,412,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	10,963,000	38,333,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	26,654,000	30,602,000
Equity One, Inc. [Member]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(107,380,000)	(12,344,000)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of income producing properties		(55,000,000)
Additions to income producing properties	(4,375,000)	(1,735,000)
Additions to construction in progress	(682,000)	(1,141,000)
Proceeds from sale of real estate and rental properties	1,417,000	3,206,000
Decrease in cash held in escrow	90,845,000	(47,321,000)
Investment in mezzanine loan	(19,258,000)	(45,100,000)
Increase in deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles	(1,541,000)	(1,062,000)
Investment in joint ventures
Investment in consolidated subsidiary
Repayments from joint ventures
Distributions from joint ventures
Advances to subsidiaries, net	(104,686,000)	(51,195,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(38,280,000)	(199,348,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of mortgage notes payable	(1,316,000)	(1,418,000)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities	(76,000,000)	177,500,000
Repayment of senior debt	(10,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	86,490,000	116,519,000
Borrowings under term loan	250,000,000
Payment of deferred financing costs	(2,697,000)	(4,883,000)
Stock issuance costs	(813,000)	(1,150,000)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(76,109,000)	(73,790,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(7,496,000)	(8,817,000)
Payments of Dividends, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	(708,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities	161,351,000	203,961,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	15,691,000	(7,731,000)
Cash and cash equivalents obtained through acquisition
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	10,963,000	38,333,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	26,654,000	30,602,000
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	82,196,000	74,490,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of income producing properties	(80,735,000)
Additions to income producing properties	(8,515,000)	(6,877,000)
Additions to construction in progress	(53,785,000)	(16,600,000)
Proceeds from sale of real estate and rental properties	6,514,000	11,705,000
Decrease in cash held in escrow	(1,811,000)
Investment in mezzanine loan
Increase in deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles	(2,391,000)	(2,888,000)
Investment in joint ventures
Investment in consolidated subsidiary
Repayments from joint ventures
Distributions from joint ventures
Advances to subsidiaries, net	60,675,000	(102,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(80,048,000)	(14,762,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of mortgage notes payable	(2,148,000)	(59,728,000)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities
Repayment of senior debt
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Borrowings under term loan
Payment of deferred financing costs
Stock issuance costs
Dividends paid to stockholders
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
Payments of Dividends, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net cash provided by financing activities	(2,148,000)	(59,728,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents obtained through acquisition
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	141,695,000	31,475,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of income producing properties	(153,750,000)	(89,255,000)
Additions to income producing properties	(2,386,000)	(2,189,000)
Additions to construction in progress	(548,000)	(189,000)
Proceeds from sale of real estate and rental properties	25,235,000	59,501,000
Decrease in cash held in escrow	746,000
Investment in mezzanine loan
Increase in deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles	(1,504,000)	(1,024,000)
Investment in joint ventures	(14,102,000)	(9,874,000)
Investment in consolidated subsidiary		(242,000)
Repayments from joint ventures	618,000	34,887,000
Distributions from joint ventures	567,000	14,071,000
Advances to subsidiaries, net	44,011,000	51,297,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(101,113,000)	56,983,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of mortgage notes payable	(40,582,000)	(111,719,000)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facilities
Repayment of senior debt
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Borrowings under term loan
Payment of deferred financing costs		(151,000)
Stock issuance costs
Dividends paid to stockholders
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
Payments of Dividends, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net cash provided by financing activities	(40,582,000)	(111,870,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(23,412,000)
Cash and cash equivalents obtained through acquisition		23,412,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period