CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations	$ 125,570,000	$ 104,584,000	$ 357,020,000	$ 302,063,000
Other revenue	88,000	13,000	165,000	40,000
Revenues	125,658,000	104,597,000	357,185,000	302,103,000
EXPENSES
Expenses from real estate operations	35,033,000	29,644,000	98,643,000	85,521,000
Depreciation and amortization	39,277,000	32,263,000	113,079,000	93,925,000
General and administrative	3,967,000	3,559,000	12,503,000	12,081,000
Indirect leasing costs	119,000	133,000	410,000	597,000
Expenses	78,396,000	65,599,000	224,635,000	192,124,000
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(9,771,000)	(8,416,000)	(26,851,000)	(24,873,000)
Gains on sales of real estate investments	0	0	40,999,000	0
Other	326,000	210,000	888,000	621,000
Net Income	37,817,000	30,792,000	147,586,000	85,727,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in joint ventures	(25,000)	(21,000)	(75,000)	(59,000)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	37,792,000	30,771,000	147,511,000	85,668,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - interest rate swaps	17,157,000	1,325,000	39,826,000	8,276,000
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 54,949,000	$ 32,096,000	$ 187,337,000	$ 93,944,000
BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.87	$ 0.76	$ 3.49	$ 2.14
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	43,467	40,434	42,308	40,058
DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA FOR NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.87	$ 0.76	$ 3.48	$ 2.13
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	43,581	40,567	42,419	40,165