CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 58,520	$ 55,896	$ 173,922	$ 162,474
Other income	33	61	67	114
Revenues	58,553	55,957	173,989	162,588
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	16,795	15,899	49,255	46,536
Depreciation and amortization	18,232	17,779	54,358	52,101
General and administrative	3,179	3,373	11,529	9,779
Acquisition costs	0	0	0	160
Expenses	38,206	37,051	115,142	108,576
OPERATING INCOME	20,347	18,906	58,847	54,012
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,492)	(8,781)	(25,780)	(26,665)
Gain on Sales of Real Estate Investments	0	7,417	2,903	7,512
Other	242	319	851	758
Net Income	12,097	17,861	36,821	35,617
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(129)	(132)	(390)	(398)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	11,968	17,729	36,431	35,219
Other comprehensive income (loss) - cash flow hedges	(5,140)	1,063	(4,553)	(1,714)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 6,828	$ 18,792	$ 31,878	$ 33,505
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.37	$ 0.56	$ 1.14	$ 1.13
Weighted average shares outstanding	32,126	31,515	32,068	31,156
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS [Abstract]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.37	$ 0.56	$ 1.13	$ 1.13
Weighted average shares outstanding	32,248	31,644	32,160	31,256
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 11,968	$ 17,729	$ 36,431	$ 35,219