Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Parent Company [Member]	Partnership Interest [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Total Noncontrolling Interests [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Partners Capital Total [Member]	Partners Capital Total [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Limited Partner [Member]	Limited Partner [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	General Partner [Member]	General Partner [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Partners Capital Total [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] General Partner [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 2,082,620	$ 2,082,620		$ 325,000	$ 972	$ (19,658)	$ 2,742,508		$ (58,693)	$ (936,020)	$ 2,054,109	$ (1,975)	$ 30,486		$ 28,511												$ 2,052,134		$ 30,486		$ (58,693)		$ (1,975)		$ 2,112,802
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent		93,218	$ 93,368
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	94,221	94,221	94,221	0	0	0	0		0		93,218	150	853		1,003												93,368		853		0		150		93,218
Current period other comprehensive income, net	(21,642)	(21,642)	(21,642)	0	0	0	0	$ (21,345)	(21,345)	0	(21,345)	(34)	(263)														(21,379)				(21,345)		(34)		0
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(297)	(263)																										(263)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition		0		0	0	2,815	(2,815)		0	0	0	0	0		0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	6,804	6,804		0	2	0	6,802		0	0	6,804	0	0		0												6,804		0		0		0		6,804
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																$ 7,876	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,876	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,876	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan		547	547														0	0	0	547	0	0	547	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs		149,788		0	21	0	149,767		0	0	149,788	0	0		0
Preferred Stock Redemption Premium	250,000																											$ 250,000
Contributions from partners	8,600	8,600		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8,600		8,600												0		8,600		0		0		0
Distributions to partners	(100,506)	(2,744)		0	0	0	(350)		0	0	(350)	0	(2,394)		(2,394)												(98,112)		(2,394)		0		(154)		97,958
Common units redeemed as a result of common stock redeemed by Parent Company, net of issuances	(142,459)																										(142,459)		0		0		0		(142,459)
Cash dividends declared: preferred stock/unit	10,531	10,531		0	0	0	0		0	10,531	10,531	0	0		0												10,531		0		0		0		10,531
Preferred stock		(10,531)
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit		97,762		0	0	0	0		0	97,608	97,608	154	0		154
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	2,202,025	2,202,025		325,000	995	(16,843)	2,888,583		(80,038)	(950,941)	2,166,756	(2,013)	37,282		35,269												2,164,743		37,282		(80,038)		(2,013)		2,246,794
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	2,624,502	2,624,502		325,000	1,045	(17,062)	3,294,923		(18,346)	(994,259)	2,591,301	(1,967)	35,168		33,201												2,589,334		35,168		(18,346)		(1,967)		2,609,647
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent		28,125	28,210
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	29,457	29,457	29,457	0	0	0	0		0		28,125	85	1,247		1,332												28,210		1,247		0		85		28,125
Current period other comprehensive income, net	1,896	1,896	1,896	0	0	0	0	$ 1,911	1,911	0	1,911	1	(16)														1,912				1,911		1		0
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(15)	(16)																										(16)
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax		1,896
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition		1		0	0	(1,043)	1,044		0	0	1	0	0		0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	7,171	7,171		0	2	0	7,169		0	0	7,171	0	0		0												7,171		0		0		0		7,171		$ 7,951	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 7,950	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																18,333	0	1	0	18,332	0	0	18,333	0	0	0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan		607	$ 607														0	0	0	607	0	0	607	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs																$ 4,471,470	$ 0	$ 654	$ 0	$ 4,470,816	$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,471,470	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred Stock Redemption Premium																														$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 250,000
Contributions from partners	13,441	13,441		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	13,100	341		13,441												13,100		341		0		13,100		0
Distributions to partners	(149,761)	(5,946)		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	(5,946)		(5,946)												(143,815)		(5,946)		0		(264)		(143,551)
Common units redeemed as a result of common stock redeemed by Parent Company, net of issuances	(4,453,744)																										(4,453,744)		0		0		0		(4,453,744)
Cash dividends declared: preferred stock/unit	$ 4,367	4,367		0	0	0	0		0		4,367	0	0		0												4,367		0		0		0		4,367
Redemption of preferred stock		250,000		250,000	0	0	8,614		0	8,614	250,000	0	0	$ 0
Preferred stock		(12,981)								(4,367)
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit		143,815		0	0	0	0		0	143,551	143,551	264	0		264
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2017		$ 6,734,035		$ 75,000	$ 1,701	$ (18,105)	$ 7,772,791		$ (16,435)	$ (1,122,666)	$ 6,692,286	$ 10,955	$ 30,794		$ 41,749												$ 6,703,241		$ 30,794		$ (16,435)		$ 10,955		$ 6,708,721