Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income 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]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Distributions in Excess of Net Income Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Common Stock Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Preferred Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Common Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Treasury Stock Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ (1,936,482)	$ (325,000)	$ (941)	$ 19,382	$ (2,540,153)		$ 57,748	$ 882,372	$ (1,906,592)	$ 1,914	$ (31,804)	$ (29,890)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income	152,543	0	0	0	0		0		150,056	240	2,247
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,487											2,487
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	150,056
Current period other comprehensive income, net	(980)	0	0	0	0	$ (945)	(945)	0	(945)	(2)	(33)
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest												(35)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	0	0	0	(276)	276		0	0	0	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	13,869	0	0	0	13,869		0	0	13,869	0	0	0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													$ 9,706	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 9,706	$ 0	$ 0	$ 9,706	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,250												1,250	0	0	0	1,250	0	0	1,250	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													(198,494)	0	(31)	0	(198,463)	0	0	(198,494)	0	0	0
Contributions from partners	717	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	717	717
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	6,046	0	0	0	1,797		0	0	1,797	0	4,249	4,249
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock/unit	(21,062)	0	0	0	0		0	21,062	(21,062)	0	0	0
Common stock/unit	(182,941)	0	0	0	0		0	(182,642)	(182,642)	(299)	0	(299)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	(2,082,620)	(325,000)	(972)	19,658	(2,742,508)		58,693	936,020	(2,054,109)	1,975	(30,486)	(28,511)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income	166,992	0	0	0	0		0		164,922	257	1,813
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,070											2,070
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	164,922
Current period other comprehensive income, net	40,831	0	0	0	0	40,347	40,347	0	40,347	58	426
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest												484
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	0	0	0	2,596	(2,596)		0	0	0	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	13,421	0	2	0	13,419		0	0	13,421	0	0	0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													7,789	0	0	0	7,789	0	0	7,789	0	0	0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,070												1,070	0	0	0	1,070	0	0	1,070	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													(548,920)	0	(71)	0	(548,849)	0	0	(548,920)	0	0	0
Partners' Capital Account, Redemptions	0	0	0	0	(538)		0	0	(538)	0	538	538
Contributions from partners	8,760	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8,760	8,760
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	6,855	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	6,855	6,855
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock/unit	(21,062)	0	0	0	0		0	21,062	(21,062)	0	0	0
Common stock/unit	(202,406)	0	0	0	0		0	(202,099)	(202,099)	(307)	0	(307)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	(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)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income	178,980	0	0	0	0		0		176,077	388	2,515
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,903											2,903
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	176,077
Current period other comprehensive income, net	12,246	0	0	0	0	$ 12,057	12,057	0	12,057	21	168
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest												189
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	9	0	0	1,245	1,236		0	0	9	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	15,295	0	2	0	15,293		0	0	15,295	0	0	0												$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 7,950	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation													18,346	0	(1)	0	18,345	0	0	18,346	0	0	0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	1,210												1,210	0	0	0	1,210	0	0	1,210	0	0	0
Common stock issued for stock offerings, net of issuance costs													$ (4,560,477)	$ 0	$ (667)	$ 0	$ (4,559,810)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (4,560,477)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Partners' Capital Account, Redemptions	0	0	0	0	72		0	0	72	0	(72)	(72)
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Value	325,000	325,000	0	0	11,099		0	11,099	325,000	0	0	0
Contributions from partners	13,478	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	13,100	378	13,478
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions	8,206	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8,206	8,206
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock/unit	(5,029)	0	0	0	0		0	5,029	(5,029)	0	0	0
Common stock/unit	(324,495)	0	0	0	0		0	(323,860)	(323,860)	(635)	0	(635)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ (6,733,054)	$ 0	$ (1,714)	$ 18,307	$ (7,873,104)		$ 6,289	$ 1,158,170	$ (6,692,052)	$ (10,907)	$ (30,095)	$ (41,002)