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Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Marketable equity securities	$ 102,732us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember	$ 87,659us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	1,756us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember	1,404us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Marketable equity securities	102,732us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember	87,659us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	1,756us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember	1,404us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Real estate	11,000kim_FairValueOfRealEstate / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember	80,270kim_FairValueOfRealEstate / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Liabilities:
Real estate	$ 11,000kim_FairValueOfRealEstate / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember	$ 80,270kim_FairValueOfRealEstate / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as liabilities.

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