CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 118,498,000	$ 99,562,000	$ 231,450,000	$ 197,479,000
Other revenue	55,000	13,000	77,000	27,000
Revenues	118,553,000	99,575,000	231,527,000	197,506,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	32,546,000	28,057,000	63,610,000	55,877,000
Depreciation and amortization	37,461,000	31,349,000	73,802,000	61,662,000
General and administrative	4,226,000	4,486,000	8,536,000	8,522,000
Indirect leasing costs	116,000	134,000	291,000	464,000
Expenses	74,349,000	64,026,000	146,239,000	126,525,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(8,970,000)	(8,181,000)	(17,080,000)	(16,457,000)
Gains on sales of real estate investments	10,647,000	0	40,999,000	0
Other	284,000	210,000	562,000	411,000
Net Income	46,165,000	27,578,000	109,769,000	54,935,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(26,000)	(20,000)	(50,000)	(38,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	46,139,000	27,558,000	109,719,000	54,897,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - interest rate swaps	6,841,000	(1,263,000)	22,669,000	6,951,000
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 52,980,000	$ 26,295,000	$ 132,388,000	$ 61,848,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 1.09	$ 0.69	$ 2.63	$ 1.38
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	42,211	40,068	41,729	39,871
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 1.09	$ 0.69	$ 2.62	$ 1.37
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	42,316	40,165	41,838	39,965