Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenues
Revenues from rental properties, net	$ 2,019,065	$ 1,767,057	$ 1,710,848
Management and other fee income	17,949	16,343	16,836
Total revenues	2,037,014	1,783,400	1,727,684
Operating expenses
Rent	(16,837)	(15,997)	(15,811)
Real estate taxes	(261,700)	(231,578)	(224,729)
Operating and maintenance	(359,116)	(309,143)	(290,367)
General and administrative	(138,140)	(136,807)	(119,534)
Impairment charges	(4,476)	(14,043)	(21,958)
Merger charges	(25,246)	(4,766)	0
Depreciation and amortization	(603,685)	(507,265)	(505,000)
Total operating expenses	(1,409,200)	(1,219,599)	(1,177,399)
Gain on sale of properties	1,274	74,976	15,179
Operating income	629,088	638,777	565,464
Other income/(expense)
Special dividend income	0	194,116	0
Other income, net	57,605	39,960	28,829
(Loss)/gain on marketable securities, net	(27,679)	21,262	(315,508)
Interest expense	(307,806)	(250,201)	(226,823)
Early extinguishment of debt charges	0	0	(7,658)
Income before income taxes, net, equity in income of joint ventures, net, and equity in income from other investments, net	351,208	643,914	44,304
Provision for income taxes, net	(25,417)	(60,952)	(56,654)
Equity in income of other investments, net	9,821	10,709	17,403
Equity in income of joint ventures, net	83,827	72,278	109,481
Net income	419,439	665,949	114,534
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(8,654)	(11,676)	11,442
Net income attributable to the Company	410,785	654,273	125,976
Preferred unit redemption charges	(3,304)	0	0
Preferred distributions, net	(31,763)	(25,021)	(25,218)
Net income available to the Company's common shareholders	$ 375,718	$ 629,252	$ 100,758
Per common share:
-Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 1.02	$ 0.16
-Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 1.02	$ 0.16
Weighted average shares:
-Basic (in shares)	671,561	616,947	615,528
-Diluted (in shares)	672,136	618,199	617,858
Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]
Revenues
Revenues from rental properties, net	$ 2,019,065	$ 1,767,057	$ 1,710,848
Management and other fee income	17,949	16,343	16,836
Total revenues	2,037,014	1,783,400	1,727,684
Operating expenses
Rent	(16,837)	(15,997)	(15,811)
Real estate taxes	(261,700)	(231,578)	(224,729)
Operating and maintenance	(359,116)	(309,143)	(290,367)
General and administrative	(138,140)	(136,807)	(119,534)
Impairment charges	(4,476)	(14,043)	(21,958)
Merger charges	(25,246)	(4,766)	0
Depreciation and amortization	(603,685)	(507,265)	(505,000)
Total operating expenses	(1,409,200)	(1,219,599)	(1,177,399)
Gain on sale of properties	1,274	74,976	15,179
Operating income	629,088	638,777	565,464
Other income/(expense)
Special dividend income	0	194,116	0
Other income, net	57,605	39,960	28,829
(Loss)/gain on marketable securities, net	(27,679)	21,262	(315,508)
Interest expense	(307,806)	(250,201)	(226,823)
Early extinguishment of debt charges	0	0	(7,658)
Income before income taxes, net, equity in income of joint ventures, net, and equity in income from other investments, net	351,208	643,914	44,304
Provision for income taxes, net	(25,417)	(60,952)	(56,654)
Equity in income of other investments, net	9,821	10,709	17,403
Equity in income of joint ventures, net	83,827	72,278	109,481
Net income	419,439	665,949	114,534
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7,999)	(11,676)	11,442
Net income attributable to the Company	411,440	654,273	125,976
Preferred unit redemption charges	(3,304)	0	0
Preferred distributions, net	(31,763)	(25,021)	(25,218)
Net income available to the Company's common shareholders	$ 376,373	$ 629,252	$ 100,758
Per common share:
-Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 1.02	$ 0.16
-Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 1.02	$ 0.16
Weighted average shares:
-Basic (in shares)	672,512	616,947	615,528
-Diluted (in shares)	673,086	618,199	617,858