REAL ESTATE SOLD AND HELD FOR SALE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Real Estate Sold and Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations	REAL ESTATE SOLD AND HELD FOR SALE/DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS The Company considers a real estate property to be held for sale when it meets the criteria established under ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, including when it is probable that the property will be sold within a year. Real estate properties held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell and are not depreciated while they are held for sale. The Company did not classify any properties as held for sale as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. In accordance with FASB ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360), Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, the Company would report a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results when the component or group of components meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or when the component or group of components is disposed of by sale or other than by sale. In addition, the Company would provide additional disclosures about both discontinued operations and the disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements. EastGroup performs an analysis of properties sold to determine whether the sales qualify for discontinued operations presentation. The Company does not consider its sales in 2017 and the first six months of 2018 to be disposals of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity's operations and financial results. EastGroup did not sell any properties or land during the second quarter of 2018. The Company sold World Houston 18 and 56 Commerce Park during the first quarter of 2018. The properties, which contain 214,000 square feet and are located in Houston and Tampa, were sold for $14.9 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $10.2 million. The Company also sold 11 acres of land in Houston for $2.6 million and recognized a gain of $86,000. During the year 2017, EastGroup sold two operating properties, Stemmons Circle and Techway Southwest I-IV. Both properties were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2017. The properties, which contain 514,000 square feet and are located in Houston and Dallas, were sold for $38.0 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $21.9 million during the second quarter of 2017. During the year 2017, the Company also sold 19 acres of land in Dallas and El Paso for $3.8 million and recognized net gains of $293,000 (A net loss of $40,000 was recorded in the first quarter of 2017; there were no land sales during the second quarter of 2017). The results of operations and gains and losses on sales for the properties sold during the periods presented are reported in continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The gains and losses on the sales of land are included in Other, and the gains on the sales of operating properties are included in Gain on sales of real estate investments.

REAL ESTATE SOLD AND HELD FOR SALE/DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company considers a real estate property to be held for sale when it meets the criteria established under ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, including when it is probable that the property will be sold within a year. Real estate properties held for sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less estimated costs to sell and are not depreciated while they are held for sale. The Company did not classify any properties as held for sale as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

In accordance with FASB ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360), Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, the Company would report a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results when the component or group of components meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale or when the component or group of components is disposed of by sale or other than by sale. In addition, the Company would provide additional disclosures about both discontinued operations and the disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements. EastGroup performs an analysis of properties sold to determine whether the sales qualify for discontinued operations presentation.

The Company does not consider its sales in 2017 and the first six months of 2018 to be disposals of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity's operations and financial results.

EastGroup did not sell any properties or land during the second quarter of 2018. The Company sold World Houston 18 and 56 Commerce Park during the first quarter of 2018. The properties, which contain 214,000 square feet and are located in Houston and Tampa, were sold for $14.9 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $10.2 million. The Company also sold 11 acres of land in Houston for $2.6 million and recognized a gain of $86,000.

During the year 2017, EastGroup sold two operating properties, Stemmons Circle and Techway Southwest I-IV. Both properties were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2017. The properties, which contain 514,000 square feet and are located in Houston and Dallas, were sold for $38.0 million and the Company recognized gains on the sales of $21.9 million during the second quarter of 2017.

During the year 2017, the Company also sold 19 acres of land in Dallas and El Paso for $3.8 million and recognized net gains of $293,000 (A net loss of $40,000 was recorded in the first quarter of 2017; there were no land sales during the second quarter of 2017).

The results of operations and gains and losses on sales for the properties sold during the periods presented are reported in continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The gains and losses on the sales of land are included in Other, and the gains on the sales of operating properties are included in Gain on sales of real estate investments.