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UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
sqft
Oct. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Year Constructed 1998    
Investment's carrying value under the equity method of accounting $ 7,884,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments   $ 2,764,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Non-recourse first mortgage loan Face Amount, Total mortgage 4,991,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages    
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 4,991,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages [1],[2]    
Industry Distribution Center II - undivided tenant [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage (in hundredths) 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
   
Real estate properties (in square feet) 309,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
   
Building lease percentage 100.00%egp_BuildingLeasePercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
   
Investment's carrying value under the equity method of accounting 7,884,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
  2,764,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
Non-recourse first mortgage loan Face Amount, Total mortgage 13,300,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
   
Non-recourse first mortgage loan term 25 years    
Non-recourse first mortgage loan interest rate 5.31%us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
   
Non Recourse First Mortgage Loan Lender Call Option Date June 30, 2015    
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages   $ 5,132,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
$ 5,280,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= egp_IndustryDistributionCenterIiUndividedTenantMember
Industry Distribution Center II [Member]      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Single tenant joint partner ownership (in hundredths) 50.00%egp_SingleTenantJointPartnerOwnershipInHundredths
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipInterestMember
   
[1] The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is approximately $4.99 million. The federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2014, has not been filed and, accordingly, the income tax basis of mortgage loans as of December 31, 2014, is based on preliminary data.
[2] Changes in mortgage loans follow: Years Ended December 31,2014 2013 2012(In thousands)Balance at beginning of year$8,870 9,323 4,110Advances on mortgage loans receivable— — 5,223Payments on mortgage loans receivable(3,902) (463) (20)Amortization of discount on mortgage loan receivable23 10 10Balance at end of year$4,991 8,870 9,323