Note 23 - Defined Benefit Plan (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	100.00%
Technology Sector [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	24.00%
Healthcare Sector [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	15.00%
Consumer Cyclical Good [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	14.00%
Financial Services Sector [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	14.00%
Communication [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Actual Allocation, Percentage	11.00%
The Weingarten Realty Noncontributory Qualified Cash Balance Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Annual Additions to Each Participant's Account, Interest Credit, Percentage	4.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	7.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year	$ 0

Represents the interest credit percentage with regard to the annual additions to each participant's account under a defined benefit plan.

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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(3)
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- Definition

Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of actual investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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