CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 88,577,000	$ 78,637,000
Other revenue	51,000	161,000
Revenues	88,628,000	78,798,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	25,829,000	22,302,000
Depreciation and amortization	27,892,000	23,746,000
General and administrative	3,281,000	3,844,000
Indirect leasing costs	108,000	93,000
Expenses	57,110,000	49,985,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,457,000)	(8,846,000)
Gains on Sales of Real Estate Investments	0	2,325,000
Other	237,000	242,000
Net Income	23,298,000	22,534,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(1,000)	(5,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	23,297,000	22,529,000
Other comprehensive loss - cash flow hedges	(15,790,000)	(2,313,000)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 7,507,000	$ 20,216,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.60	$ 0.62
Weighted average shares outstanding	38,882	36,465
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.60	$ 0.62
Weighted average shares outstanding	38,961	36,526