Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets:
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $3,973,210 and $3,842,869, respectively		$ 16,626,386	$ 15,094,925
Other investments		156,200
Cash and cash equivalents		136,767	783,757
Marketable securities		2,737	330,057
Accounts and notes receivable, net		308,275	307,617
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		132,712	128,258
Other assets		586,480	397,515
Total assets	[1]	19,466,379	18,274,022
Liabilities:
Notes payable, net		7,242,570	7,262,851
Mortgages payable, net		351,376	353,945
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		239,725	216,237
Dividends payable		6,722	5,308
Operating lease liabilities		122,308	109,985
Other liabilities		665,383	599,961
Total liabilities	[1]	8,628,084	8,548,287
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		70,439	72,277
Commitments and Contingencies (Footnote 19)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 7,054,000 shares; Issued and outstanding (in series) 21,216 and 19,367 shares, respectively; Aggregate liquidation preference $576,606 and $484,179, respectively		21	19
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 750,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 674,117,917 and 619,871,237 shares, respectively		6,741	6,199
Paid-in capital		10,906,300	9,638,494
Cumulative distributions in excess of net income		(303,302)	(122,576)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		10,279	3,329
Total stockholders' equity		10,620,039	9,525,465
Noncontrolling interests		147,817	127,993
Total equity		10,767,856	9,653,458
Total liabilities and equity		19,466,379	18,274,022
Members' capital:
Accumulated other comprehensive income		10,279	3,329
Noncontrolling interests		147,817	127,993
Total equity		10,767,856	9,653,458
Total liabilities and equity		19,466,379	18,274,022
Investments in and Advances to Real Estate Joint Ventures [Member]
Assets:
Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures		1,516,851	1,087,804
Other Real Estate Investments [Member]
Assets:
Other investments		156,171	144,089
Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member]
Assets:
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $3,973,210 and $3,842,869, respectively		16,626,386	15,094,925
Cash and cash equivalents		136,767	783,757
Marketable securities		2,737	330,057
Accounts and notes receivable, net		308,275	307,617
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		132,712	128,258
Other assets		586,480	397,515
Total assets	[1]	19,466,379	18,274,022
Liabilities:
Notes payable, net		7,242,570	7,262,851
Mortgages payable, net		351,376	353,945
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		239,725	216,237
Dividends payable		6,722	5,308
Operating lease liabilities		122,308	109,985
Other liabilities		665,383	599,961
Total liabilities	[1]	8,628,084	8,548,287
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		70,439	72,277
Stockholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income		10,279	3,329
Noncontrolling interests		126,724	127,993
Total equity		10,767,856	9,653,458
Total liabilities and equity		19,466,379	18,274,022
Members' capital:
Preferred units; 21,216 and 19,367 units outstanding, respectively		573,003	467,396
General member; 674,117,917 and 619,871,237 common units outstanding, respectively		10,036,757	9,054,740
Limited members; 1,074,100 common units outstanding at March 31, 2024		21,093	0
Accumulated other comprehensive income		10,279	3,329
Total members' capital		10,641,132	9,525,465
Noncontrolling interests		126,724	127,993
Total equity		10,767,856	9,653,458
Total liabilities and equity		19,466,379	18,274,022
Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] | Investments in and Advances to Real Estate Joint Ventures [Member]
Assets:
Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures		1,516,851	1,087,804
Kimco Realty OP, LLC [Member] | Other Real Estate Investments [Member]
Assets:
Other investments		$ 156,171	$ 144,089

[1] Total assets include restricted assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $385,607 and $388,626, respectively. Total liabilities include non-recourse liabilities of consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $178,952 and $180,855, respectively. See Footnote 14 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.