Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income 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]	Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Distributions in Excess of Net Income Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income 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]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ (2,082,620)	$ (325,000)	$ (972)	$ 19,658	$ (2,742,508)		$ 58,693	$ 936,020	$ (2,054,109)	$ 1,975	$ (30,486)	$ (28,511)
Other comprehensive income:
Net income	166,992	0	0	0	0		0		164,922	257	1,813
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,070
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	164,922
Current period other comprehensive income, net	40,831	0	0	0	0	$ 40,347	40,347	0	40,347	58	426
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	484
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	0	0	0	2,596	(2,596)		0	0	0	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	13,421	0	2	0	13,419		0	0	13,421	0	0	0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													$ 7,789	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,789	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,789	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,070												1,070	0	0	0	1,070	0	0	1,070	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													(548,920)	0	(71)	0	(548,849)	0	0	(548,920)	0	0	0
Partners' Capital Account, Redemptions	0	0	0	0	538		0	0	538	0	(538)	(538)
Contributions from partners	8,760	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8,760	8,760
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	6,855	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	6,855	6,855
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock/unit	(21,062)	0	0	0	0		0	21,062	(21,062)	0	0	0
Common stock/unit	(202,406)	0	0	0	0		0	(202,099)	(202,099)	(307)	0	(307)
Ending 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)
Other comprehensive income:
Net income	178,980	0	0	0	0		0		176,077	388	2,515
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,903
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	176,077
Current period other comprehensive income, net	12,246	0	0	0	0	12,057	12,057	0	12,057	21	168
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	189
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	(9)	0	0	(1,245)	1,236		0	0	(9)	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	15,295	0	2	0	15,293		0	0	15,295	0	0	0												$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 7,950	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													18,346	0	(1)	0	18,345	0	0	18,346	0	0	0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,210												1,210	0	0	0	1,210	0	0	1,210	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													(4,560,477)	0	(667)	0	(4,559,810)	0	0	(4,560,477)	0	0	0
Partners' Capital Account, Redemptions	0	0	0	0	(72)		0	0	(72)	0	72	72
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Value	(325,000)	(325,000)	0	0	(11,099)		0	(11,099)	(325,000)	0	0	0
Contributions from partners	13,478	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	13,100	378	13,478
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	8,206	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8,206	8,206
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock/unit	(5,029)	0	0	0	0		0	5,029	(5,029)	0	0	0
Common stock/unit	(324,495)	0	0	0	0		0	(323,860)	(323,860)	(635)	0	(635)
Ending 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)
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	30,903	0	0	0	0	12	12		30,901	0	2	2
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
Other comprehensive income:
Net income	252,325	0	0	0	0		0		249,127	525	2,673
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	3,198
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	249,127
Current period other comprehensive income, net	5,649	0	0	0	0	$ 5,350	5,350	0	5,350	11	288
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	299
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	13	0	0	1,527	1,514		0	0	13	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	16,745	0	2	0	16,743		0	0	16,745	0	0	0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													6,373	0		0	6,373	0	0	6,373	0	0	0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,333												1,333	0	0	0	1,333	0	0	1,333	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													$ (10)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (10)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (10)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	(213,851)	0	(37)	0	(213,814)		0	0		0	0	0
Contributions from partners	13,000	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	13,000	13,000
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	4,526	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	4,526	4,526
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock/unit	(378,088)	0	0	0	0		0	(377,311)	(377,311)	(777)	0	(777)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ (6,450,168)	$ 0	$ (1,679)	$ 19,834	$ (7,672,517)		$ 927	$ 1,255,465	$ (6,397,970)	$ (10,666)	$ (41,532)	$ (52,198)