CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 97,917,000	$ 88,577,000
Other revenue	14,000	51,000
Revenues	97,931,000	88,628,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	27,820,000	25,829,000
Depreciation and amortization	30,313,000	27,892,000
General and administrative	4,036,000	3,281,000
Indirect leasing costs	330,000	108,000
Expenses	62,499,000	57,110,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,276,000)	(8,457,000)
Other	201,000	237,000
Net Income	27,357,000	23,298,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(18,000)	(1,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	27,339,000	23,297,000
Other comprehensive loss - cash flow hedges	8,214,000	(15,790,000)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 35,553,000	$ 7,507,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.69	$ 0.60
Weighted average shares outstanding	39,673	38,882
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.69	$ 0.60
Weighted average shares outstanding	39,765	38,961