Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	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]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Treasury Stock [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Total Stockholders' Equity [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interest Exchangeable Operating Partnership Units [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Noncontrolling Interests in Limited Partners' Interest in Consolidated Partnerships [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Preferred Stock [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] Partnership Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Limited Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	General Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Partnership Interest [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] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member] 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]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Partners Capital Total [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] Limited Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]	Equity One Inc. [Member] General Partner [Member] Partnership Interest [Member]
Beginning 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	90,938	$ 91,155
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	93,039	93,039	0	0	0	0		0		90,938	217	1,884	2,101																							$ 91,155	$ 1,884	$ 0	$ 217	$ 90,938
Current period other comprehensive income, net	4,194	4,194	0	0	0	0	$ 4,205	4,205	0	4,205	6	(17)																								4,211		4,205	6	0
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(11)	(17)																																			(17)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	(9)		0	0	(986)	977		0	0	(9)	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	10,920	10,920	0	2	0	10,918		0	0	10,920	0	0	0																							10,920	0	0	0	10,920	$ 7,951	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 7,950	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,951
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																									$ 18,432	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 18,431	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18,432	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan	908	908																							908	0	0	0	908	0	0	908	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs																									4,471,413	0	654	0	4,470,759	0	0	4,471,413	0	0	0
Contributions from partners	13,467	13,467	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	13,100	367	13,467																							13,100	367	0	13,100	0
Distributions to partners	(7,086)	(241,240)	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	(7,086)	(7,086)																							(234,154)	(7,086)	0	(450)	(233,704)
Cash dividends declared: preferred stock/unit	5,029	5,029	0	0	0	0		0	5,029	5,029	0	0	0																							(5,029)	0	0	0	5,029
Redemption of preferred stock		325,000												$ 325,000	$ 325,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 11,099	$ 0	$ 11,099	$ 325,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0												325,000	0	0	0	325,000
Preferred stock	(16,128)
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit	234,154		0	0	0	0		0	233,704	233,704	450	0	450
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2017	6,636,684		0	1,701	(18,048)	7,779,103		(14,141)	(1,153,153)	6,595,462	10,906	30,316	41,222
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	6,763,957		0	1,714	(18,307)	7,873,104		(6,277)	(1,127,281)	6,722,953	10,907	30,097	41,004
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	30,903	30,903	0	0	0	0	12	12	30,889	30,901	0	2	2																							30,901	2	12	0	30,889
Beginning 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	170,222	170,580
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	172,588	172,588	0	0	0	0		0		170,222	358	2,008	2,366																							170,580	2,008	0	358	170,222
Current period other comprehensive income, net	21,161	21,161	0	0	0	0	$ 20,343	20,343	0	20,343	43	775																								20,386		20,343	43	0
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	818	775																																			775
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Other Long-term Incentive Plans, Requisite Service Period Recognition	(14)		0	0	(1,243)	1,229		0	0	(14)	0	0	0
Restricted stock issued, net of amortization	12,308	12,308	0	1	0	12,307		0	0	12,308	0	0	0																							12,308	0	0	0	12,308
Common stock redeemed for taxes withheld for stock based compensation, net																									6,463	0	0	0	6,463	0	0	6,463	0	0	0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value																									(124,989)	0	(21)	0	(124,968)	0	0	(124,989)	0	0	0
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan	996	996																							996	0	0	0	996	0	0	996	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs																									$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Distributions to partners	(3,457)	(287,311)	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	(3,457)	(3,457)																							(283,854)	(3,457)	0	(582)	(283,272)
Common units redeemed as a result of common stock redeemed by Parent Company, net of issuances		$ 5,457																																		$ 5,457	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,457
Preferred stock	0
Cash dividends declared - common stock/unit	283,854		0	0	0	0		0	283,272	283,272	582	0	582
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 6,552,243		$ 0	$ 1,694	$ (19,550)	$ 7,756,215		$ 14,066	$ (1,240,331)	$ 6,512,094	$ 10,726	$ 29,423	$ 40,149