CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 78,637,000	$ 72,120,000
Other revenue	161,000	83,000
Revenues	78,798,000	72,203,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	22,302,000	20,676,000
Depreciation and amortization	23,746,000	21,685,000
General and administrative	3,844,000	3,463,000
Indirect leasing costs	93,000	0
Expenses	49,985,000	45,824,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,846,000)	(8,607,000)
Gains on Sales of Real Estate Investments	2,325,000	10,222,000
Other	242,000	754,000
Net Income	22,534,000	28,748,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(5,000)	(35,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	22,529,000	28,713,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - cash flow hedges	(2,313,000)	3,606,000
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 20,216,000	$ 32,319,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.62	$ 0.83
Weighted average shares outstanding	36,465	34,689
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS [Abstract]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.62	$ 0.83
Weighted average shares outstanding	36,526	34,736
AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 22,529,000	$ 28,713,000