CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 409,412	$ 362,669	$ 330,813
Other revenue	63	354	574
Revenues	409,475	363,023	331,387
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	115,078	103,368	93,274
Depreciation and amortization	127,099	116,359	104,724
General and administrative	15,704	14,404	16,406
Indirect leasing costs	700	661	411
Expenses	258,581	234,792	214,815
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(32,945)	(33,927)	(34,463)
Gain on Sales of Real Estate Investments	38,859	13,145	41,068
Other	830	942	163
Net income	157,638	108,391	123,340
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(81)	(28)	(1,678)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	157,557	108,363	121,662
Other comprehensive income (loss) – interest rate swaps	12,054	(13,559)	(3,894)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 169,611	$ 94,804	$ 117,768
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 3.91	$ 2.77	$ 3.25
Weighted average shares outstanding	40,255	39,185	37,442
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 3.90	$ 2.76	$ 3.24
Weighted average shares outstanding	40,377	39,296	37,527