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Real Estate (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021
Real Estate [Abstract]
Right of use assets, ground leases	On January 1, 2019, EastGroup adopted the principles of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases, and its related Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”). In connection with the adoption, the Company recorded right of use assets for its ground leases, which are classified as operating leases, using the effective date transition option; under this option, prior years are not restated.

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