Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[2]	Common Stock 1 [Member]	[2]	Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]	Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[1]	Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[1]	Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Limited Partner [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[1]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[2]	Preferred Stock [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[1]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[2]	Common Stock [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[1]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[2]	Paid-in Capital [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[2]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]	Parent [Member]	Parent [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[2]	Parent [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[2]	Parent [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]	Parent [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Preferred Stock Issued [Member]	[1]	Parent [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] Common Stock 1 [Member]	[1]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022															19,000			19,000			618,484,000			618,484,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 9,646,909					$ 9,646,909								$ 19			$ 469,027			$ 6,185			$ 9,035,900			$ 9,618,271					$ (119,548)	$ 10,581	$ 10,581	$ 9,515,508					$ 9,515,508					$ 131,401	$ 131,401
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		3					3																																						3	3
Net income		403,046					403,046											12,451						383,938								396,389			396,389					396,389					6,657	6,657
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments		0					0
Change in equity in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments of unconsolidated investee		5,361					5,361																										5,361	5,361	5,361					5,361
Redeemable noncontrolling interests income		(3,104)					(3,104)																																						(3,104)	(3,104)
Distributions declared to preferred unitholders							(12,451)											(12,451)																						(12,451)
Distributions declared to common unitholders							(285,138)																	$ (285,138)																(285,138)
Dividends declared to preferred shares		(12,450)																														(12,450)			(12,450)
Dividends declared to common shares		(285,139)																														(285,139)			(285,139)
Repurchase of preferred units		(1,631)					(1,631)											$ (1,631)									(1,631)								(1,631)					(1,631)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(2,647)					(2,647)																																						(2,647)	(2,647)
Issuance of common stock (in shares)																					1,988,000			1,988,000
Issuance of common stock																					$ 20						(20)
Surrender of common stock		(16,137)																			$ (8)						(16,129)								(16,137)
Surrender of common stock (in shares)																					(756,000)			(756,000)
Surrender of restricted common stock							(16,137)																	$ (16,137)																(16,137)
Exercise of common stock options (in shares)																					173,000			173,000
Exercise of common stock options		3,727					3,727														$ 2			$ 3,727			3,725								3,727					3,727
Amortization of equity awards		17,470					17,470																	$ 17,470			17,470								17,470					17,470
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to estimated fair value		0
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023															19,000			19,000			619,889,000			619,889,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023		9,755,408					9,755,408								$ 19			$ 467,396			$ 6,199			$ 9,139,760			9,621,686					(20,748)	15,942	15,942	9,623,098					9,623,098					132,310	132,310
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023															19,000			19,000			619,892,000			619,892,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023		9,785,907					9,785,907								$ 19			$ 468,707			$ 6,199			$ 9,173,814			9,614,913					21,390	10,581	10,581	9,653,102					9,653,102					132,805	132,805
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		3					3																																						3	3
Net income		109,270					109,270											6,200						100,426								106,626			106,626					106,626					2,644	2,644
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments		0					0
Change in equity in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments of unconsolidated investee		5,361					5,361																										5,361	5,361	5,361					5,361
Redeemable noncontrolling interests income		(1,558)					(1,558)																																						(1,558)	(1,558)
Distributions declared to preferred unitholders							(6,200)											(6,200)																						(6,200)
Distributions declared to common unitholders							(142,564)																	$ (142,564)																(142,564)
Dividends declared to preferred shares		(6,200)																														(6,200)			(6,200)
Dividends declared to common shares		(142,564)																														(142,564)			(142,564)
Repurchase of preferred units		(1,311)					(1,311)											$ (1,311)									(1,311)								(1,311)					(1,311)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(1,584)					(1,584)																																						(1,584)	(1,584)
Surrender of restricted common stock (in shares)																					(3,000)			(3,000)
Surrender of restricted common stock		(40)					(40)																	$ (40)			(40)								(40)					(40)
Amortization of equity awards		8,124					8,124																	$ 8,124			8,124								8,124					8,124
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023															19,000			19,000			619,889,000			619,889,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2023		$ 9,755,408					9,755,408								$ 19			$ 467,396			$ 6,199			$ 9,139,760			9,621,686					(20,748)	15,942	15,942	9,623,098					9,623,098					132,310	132,310
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		19,367													19,000			19,000			619,871,000			619,871,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 9,653,458					9,653,458								$ 19			$ 467,396			$ 6,199			$ 9,054,740			9,638,494					(122,576)	3,329	3,329	9,525,465					9,525,465					127,993	127,993
Net income		113,014					113,014					$ 176						15,903						92,861								108,764			108,764					108,940					4,250	4,074
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments		7,820					7,820																										7,820	7,820	7,820					7,820
Change in equity in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments of unconsolidated investee		87					87																										87	87	87					87
Redeemable noncontrolling interests income		(2,282)					(2,283)																																						(2,282)	(2,283)
Distributions declared to preferred unitholders							(324,109)											$ (15,903)																						(15,903)
Dividends declared to preferred shares		(15,921)					(15,903)																									(15,921)			(15,921)
Dividends declared to common shares		(323,577)										(514)												$ (323,595)								(323,577)			(323,577)					(324,109)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(3,341)					(2,826)																																						(3,341)	(2,826)
Redemption of common units							(3)					$ (3)																												(3)
Issuance of stock for merger (1) (in shares)													953,000			2,000			2,000			53,034,000			53,034,000
Issuance of stock for merger (1)			$ 105,607		$ 1,166,764			$ 105,607		$ 1,187,739			$ 20,975			$ 2			$ 105,607			$ 530			$ 1,166,764			$ 105,605		$ 1,166,234						$ 105,607		$ 1,166,764			$ 105,607		$ 1,187,739
Issuance of common stock (in shares)												121,000									1,967,000			1,967,000
Issuance of common stock																					$ 20						(20)
Surrender of common stock		(14,694)																			$ (8)						(14,686)								(14,694)
Surrender of common stock (in shares)																					(760,000)			(760,000)
Surrender of restricted common stock							(14,694)																	$ (14,694)																(14,694)
Amortization of equity awards		18,322					18,322					$ 824												17,498			17,498								17,498					18,322					824
Noncontrolling interests assumed from the merger (1)	[2]	20,975																																											20,975
Redemption/conversion of noncontrolling interests		(602)					(599)																	(18)			(18)								(18)					(18)					(584)	(581)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to estimated fair value		$ 977					977																	$ 977			977								977					977
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2024		21,216										1,074,000			21,000			21,000			674,112,000			674,112,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2024		$ 10,726,607					10,726,607					$ 21,458			$ 21			$ 573,003			$ 6,741			$ 9,994,533			10,914,084					(353,310)	11,236	11,236	10,578,772					10,600,230					147,835	126,377
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024												1,074,000			21,000			21,000			674,118,000			674,118,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024		10,767,856					10,767,856					$ 21,093			$ 21			$ 573,003			$ 6,741			$ 10,036,757			10,906,300					(303,302)	10,279	10,279	10,620,039					10,641,132					147,817	126,724
Net income		122,052					122,052					191						7,961						111,777								119,738			119,738					119,929					2,314	2,123
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments		1,361					1,361																										1,361	1,361	1,361					1,361
Change in equity in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges for interest payments of unconsolidated investee		(404)					(404)																										(404)	(404)	(404)					(404)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests income		(1,145)					(1,146)																																						(1,145)	(1,146)
Distributions declared to preferred unitholders							(7,961)											$ (7,961)																						(7,961)
Distributions declared to common unitholders							(162,041)					(256)												$ (161,785)																(162,041)
Dividends declared to preferred shares		(7,961)																														(7,961)			(7,961)
Dividends declared to common shares		(161,785)																														(161,785)			(161,785)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(1,581)					(1,324)																												0										(1,581)	(1,324)
Redemption of common units							(3)					(3)																												(3)
Surrender of common stock		(35)																									(35)								(35)
Surrender of common stock (in shares)																					(6,000)			(6,000)
Surrender of restricted common stock							(35)																	$ (35)																(35)
Amortization of equity awards		8,252					8,252					$ 433												$ 7,819			7,819								7,819					8,252					433
Redemption/conversion of noncontrolling interests		$ (3)																																											(3)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2024		21,216										1,074,000			21,000			21,000			674,112,000			674,112,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2024		$ 10,726,607					$ 10,726,607					$ 21,458			$ 21			$ 573,003			$ 6,741			$ 9,994,533			$ 10,914,084					$ (353,310)	$ 11,236	$ 11,236	$ 10,578,772					$ 10,600,230					$ 147,835	$ 126,377

[1] See Footnotes 1 and 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

[2] See Footnotes 1 and 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.