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Note 8 - Marketable Securities and Other Investments (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Note 8 - Marketable Securities and Other Investments (Details) [Line Items]          
Marketable Securities $ 105,253,000us-gaap_MarketableSecurities [1]       $ 90,235,000us-gaap_MarketableSecurities [1]
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 61,900,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax        
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities 700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities 219,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities      
Subsequent Event [Member] | Supervalu Inc. [Member]          
Note 8 - Marketable Securities and Other Investments (Details) [Line Items]          
Marketable Securities, Number of Shares Sold (in Shares)     6.4kim_MarketableSecuritiesNumberOfSharesSold
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= kim_SupervaluIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities     58,600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities
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= kim_SupervaluIncMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Marketable Securities, Realized Gain (Loss)       $ 32,400,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss
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= kim_SupervaluIncMember
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[1] As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company determined that $102.7 million and $87.7 million, respectively, of the Marketable securities estimated fair value were classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy and the remaining $2.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.