CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 72,120	$ 66,137
Other revenue	83	17
Revenues	72,203	66,154
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	20,676	19,007
Depreciation and amortization	21,685	20,225
General and administrative	3,463	5,478
Expenses	45,824	44,710
OPERATING INCOME	26,379	21,444
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,607)	(8,686)
Gain on Sales of Real Estate Investments	10,222	0
Other	754	215
Net Income	28,748	12,973
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(35)	(154)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	28,713	12,819
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	3,606	1,410
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 32,319	$ 14,229
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.83	$ 0.38
Weighted average shares outstanding	34,689	33,361
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS [Abstract]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.83	$ 0.38
Weighted average shares outstanding	34,736	33,409
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 28,713	$ 12,819