CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 112,952,000	$ 97,917,000
Other revenue	22,000	14,000
Revenues	112,974,000	97,931,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	31,064,000	27,820,000
Depreciation and amortization	36,341,000	30,313,000
General and administrative	4,310,000	4,036,000
Indirect leasing costs	175,000	330,000
Expenses	71,890,000	62,499,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,110,000)	(8,276,000)
Gains on sales of real estate investments	30,352,000	0
Other	278,000	201,000
Net Income	63,604,000	27,357,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(24,000)	(18,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	63,580,000	27,339,000
Other comprehensive income - interest rate swaps	15,828,000	8,214,000
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 79,408,000	$ 35,553,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 1.54	$ 0.69
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	41,246	39,673
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 1.54	$ 0.69
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	41,359	39,765