Note 2 - Weingarten Merger - WRI Common Shares Converted to Kimco Common Shares (Details) - Weingarten Realty Investors [Member] - shares	Aug. 03, 2021	Jul. 15, 2021	Apr. 15, 2021
Weingarten common shares outstanding as of August 3, 2021 (in shares)	127,784,006
Exchange ratio (in shares)	1.408	1.408	1.408
Kimco common stock issued (in shares)	179,919,880

Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479

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