Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Parent Company [Member]	Partnership Interest [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Partners Capital Total [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Limited Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	General Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Partners Capital Total [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Limited Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] General Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,624,502		$ 325,000	$ 1,045	$ (17,062)	$ 3,294,923		$ (18,346)	$ (994,259)	$ 2,591,301	$ (1,967)	$ 35,168	$ 33,201
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	28,125	$ 28,210
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	29,457	29,457	0	0	0	0		0		28,125	85	1,247	1,332																							$ 28,210	$ 1,247	$ 0	$ 85	$ 28,125
Current period other comprehensive income, net	1,896	1,896	0	0	0	0	$ 1,911	1,911	0	1,911	1	(16)																								1,912		1,911	1	0
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(15)	(16)																																			(16)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	1		0	0	(1,043)	1,044		0	0	1	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	7,171	7,171	0	2	0	7,169		0	0	7,171	0	0	0																							7,171	0	0	0	7,171	$ 7,951	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 7,950	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																									$ 18,333	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 18,332	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,333	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan	607	607																							607	0	0	0	607	0	0	607	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs																									4,471,470	0	654	0	4,470,816	0	0	4,471,470	0	0	0
Contributions from partners	13,441	13,441	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	13,100	341	13,441																							13,100	341	0	13,100	0
Distributions to partners	(5,946)	(149,761)	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	(5,946)	(5,946)																							(143,815)	(5,946)	0	(264)	(143,551)
Cash dividends declared: preferred stock/unit	4,367	4,367	0	0	0	0		0	4,367	4,367	0	0	0																							(4,367)	0	0	0	4,367
Redemption of preferred stock		250,000												$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,614	$ 0	$ 8,614	$ 250,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0												250,000	0	0	0	250,000
Preferred stock	(12,981)
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit	143,815		0	0	0	0		0	143,551	143,551	264	0	264
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2017	6,734,035		75,000	1,701	(18,105)	7,772,791		(16,435)	(1,122,666)	6,692,286	10,955	30,794	41,749
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	6,763,957		0	1,714	(18,307)	7,873,104		(6,277)	(1,127,281)	6,722,953	10,907	30,097	41,004
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	30,903	30,903	0	0	0	0	12	12	30,889	30,901	0	2	2																							30,901	2	12	0	30,889
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	6,733,054		0	1,714	(18,307)	7,873,104		(6,289)	(1,158,170)	6,692,052	10,907	30,095	41,002
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	100,500	100,712
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	102,054	102,054	0	0	0	0		0		100,500	212	1,342	1,554																							100,712	1,342	0	212	100,500
Current period other comprehensive income, net	17,272	17,272	0	0	0	0	$ 16,594	16,594	0	16,594	35	643																								16,629		16,594	35	0
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	678	643																																			643
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	(4)		0	0	(961)	957		0	0	(4)	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	8,135	8,135	0	1	0	8,134		0	0	8,135	0	0	0																							8,135	0	0	0	8,135
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																									6,540	0	0	0	6,540	0	0	6,540	0	0	0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value																									(124,989)	0	(21)	0	(124,968)	0	0	(124,989)	0	0	0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan	678	678																							678	0	0	0	678	0	0	678	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs																									$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Distributions to partners	(2,159)	(191,785)	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	(2,159)	(2,159)																							(189,626)	(2,159)	0	(389)	(189,237)
Common units redeemed as a result of common stock redeemed by Parent Company, net of issuances		$ 5,852																																		$ 5,852	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,852
Preferred stock	0
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit	189,626		0	0	0	0		0	189,237	189,237	389	0	389
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 6,568,788		$ 0	$ 1,694	$ (19,268)	$ 7,751,375		$ 10,317	$ (1,216,018)	$ 6,528,100	$ 10,765	$ 29,923	$ 40,688