Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 24, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Kimco Realty Corporation
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		407,623,066
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000879101
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3