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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Additions:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Benefits paid to participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForPaymentToParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Benefits paid to participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTrusteeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Trustee [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTrusteeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan Trustee</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmergencyWithdrawalsAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Emergency Withdrawals Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmergencyWithdrawalsAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, emergency withdrawals amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmergencyWithdrawalsAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, emergency withdrawals amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Receivable [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivableAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Receivables:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 2</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Fiscal Period Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employer contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP 001 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">EBP 001.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBP001Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">EBP 001</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Description of Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestIncomeOnNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest income on notes receivable from participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIdentifierAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment, Identifier [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Administrative expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseForAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Administrative expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandTwentyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Retirement Two Thousand Twenty Five Fund I Class [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandTwentyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Retirement 2025 Fund I Class.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandTwentyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Retirement 2025 Fund I Class</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionMatchingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee benefit plan, percentage of contribution matching</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentIssuerNameExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Issuer Name [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBPRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">UnableToMigrateMatchesGaapEBP,RiskandUncertainty[PolicyTextBlock]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBPRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Risks and Uncertainties</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EBPRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, risk and uncertainty.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Accounting Policy [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Transfer to (from) Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Transfer in to Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferToFromExternalPlan_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Employee benefit plan, net assets transferred in connection with merger</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing, amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common/Collective Trusts</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Collective Trust [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCommonCollectiveTrustMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Common/Collective Trust Fund</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amendment Flag</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employer</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deductions:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPaymentToParticipantPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPaymentToParticipantPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payment of Benefits</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyConcentrationOfInvestmentBenchmarkThresholdPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Risk and Uncertainty, Concentration of Investment, Benchmark Threshold Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyConcentrationOfInvestmentBenchmarkThresholdPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of exceed total investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Participant Contribution, Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participant contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Balance at January 1,</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Balance at December 31,</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Administrative Budget Account</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan administrative budget account.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Notes Receivable From Participants Loan Term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan notes receivable from participants loan term.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, loan terms</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentTypeExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Current Value, Type [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment Type [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment Valuation and Income Recognition</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanVestingDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Vesting Description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanVestingDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan vesting description.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanVestingDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, vesting description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanBasisOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Basis of Accounting</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan schedule of delinquent participant contributions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionPendingCorrectionInVfcp_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Pending Correction in VFCP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionPendingCorrectionInVfcp_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contributions Pending Correction in VFCP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Kimco Realty Company Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerCommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Company Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForInterestAndDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest and dividends</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Nonexempt Transactions [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan nonexempt transactions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanCash_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Noninterest-Bearing Cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanCash_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Number of Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentNumberOfShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of shares held</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccountGain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Administrative Budget Account Gain</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccountGain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan administrative budget account gain.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccountGain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gain</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Party-in-Interest and Related Party Transactions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total additions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustParticipationStatusExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Transferred Late to Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTransferredLateToPlan_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participant Contributions Transferred Late to the Plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanFairValuePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Fair Value [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanFairValuePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanFairValuePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, fair value.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentSoldExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustSellingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment Sold, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Selling Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentSoldExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustSellingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sales made by the plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Nonexempt Transactions [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan nonexempt transactions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanTerminationVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Termination Vesting Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanTerminationVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan termination vesting percentage.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanTerminationVestingPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan termination vesting percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Retirement Two Thousand Thirty Fund I Class [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Retirement 2030 Fund I Class.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Retirement 2030 Fund I Class</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Information [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredAtNetAssetValuePerShareMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredAtNetAssetValuePerShareMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionExcludingRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForContributionAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contributions:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxDeterminationLetterDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxDeterminationLetterDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tax determination letter, date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAutomaticDeferralRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAutomaticDeferralRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, percentage of employee's elective deferral contributions and catch-up contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Nonexempt Transactions [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan nonexempt transactions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_TRSStableValueFundTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">TRS Stable Value Fund Trust Units [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_TRSStableValueFundTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">TRS stable value fund trust units.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_TRSStableValueFundTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">TRS Stable Value Fund Trust Units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTermForPurchaseOfPrincipalResidence_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Notes Receivable From Participants Loan Term for Purchase of Principal Residence</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTermForPurchaseOfPrincipalResidence_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan notes receivable from participants loan term for purchase of principal residence.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanTermForPurchaseOfPrincipalResidence_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, term for purchase of a principal residence</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Investments, at fair value (See Note 3)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investments at fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanUseOfEstimatePolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Use of Estimates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MutualFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mutual Fund [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MutualFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mutual Funds</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MutualFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Mutual Fund</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Participant Contribution Maximum Annual Compensation Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan participant contribution maximum annual compensation amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, maximum annual company match</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentAcquiredExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment Acquired, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentAcquiredExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Purchases made by the plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpInvestmentLiabilityFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment Liability, Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpInvestmentLiabilityFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Plan liabilities at fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfAccountingPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of Accounting Policies</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Measurements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanDescriptionOfPlanAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentParticipantLoanAfterDeemedDistribution_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Participant Loans</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Notes receivable from participants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Period End Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Risks and Uncertainties</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountHighestOutstandingLoanBalance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Note Receivable From Participant Account Highest Outstanding Loan Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountHighestOutstandingLoanBalance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan note receivable from participant account highest outstanding loan balance.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountHighestOutstandingLoanBalance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, minus the participant's highest outstanding loan balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountMaximumBorrowingToTotalAccountPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, note receivable from participant, account, maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxDeterminationLetterObtained_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Obtained [true false]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxDeterminationLetterObtained_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tax determination letter, obtained</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestTransactionsTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Termination [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanTerminationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Plan Termination</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSubsequentEventPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Subsequent Event [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanSubsequentEventPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Subsequent Events</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPreTaxAndAfterTaxMaximumAllowableAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Participant Contribution Pre Tax and After Tax Maximum Allowable Annual Compensation Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPreTaxAndAfterTaxMaximumAllowableAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan participant contribution pre tax and after tax maximum allowable annual compensation amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPreTaxAndAfterTaxMaximumAllowableAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, participant contribution of pre-tax and after-tax maximum allowable annual compensation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Nonexempt Transactions [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan nonexempt transactions.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Nonexempt Transactions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Corrected</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrected_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total Fully Corrected Under VFCP and PTE 2002-51</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPretaxMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPretaxMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, participant contribution, pretax, maximum annual compensation, amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentTypeCategorizationMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investments [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment activities:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unrealized (loss)/gain on investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpFairValueInvestmentNavRedemptionNoticePeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Fair Value, Investment, NAV, Redemption, Notice Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpFairValueInvestmentNavRedemptionNoticePeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Ebp, fair value, investment, nav, redemption, notice period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">End of Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Beginning of Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net assets available for benefits</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Investments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net assets available for benefits:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestmentInvestmentExcludingPlanInterestInMasterTrustCurrentValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, asset held for investment, excluding plan interest in master trust, current value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetHeldForInvestmentTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Fiscal Year Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForGainLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net appreciation in fair value of investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpFairValueInvestmentNavUnfundedCommitment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Fair Value, Investment, NAV, Unfunded Commitment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpFairValueInvestmentNavUnfundedCommitment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unfunded commitments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAmountOfCompensationRestrictedToAnnualPayLimit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Participant Contribution Amount of Compensation Restricted to Annual Pay Limit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAmountOfCompensationRestrictedToAnnualPayLimit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan participant contribution amount of compensation restricted to annual pay limit.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionAmountOfCompensationRestrictedToAnnualPayLimit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, restricted annual pay limit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanContributionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Contribution [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanContributionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contribution Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanPercentageOfInterestRateTimeOfIssuance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, interest rate at time of issuance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanPercentageOfInterestRateTimeOfIssuance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Notes Receivable From Participants Loan Percentage of Interest Rate Time of Issuance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNotesReceivableFromParticipantsLoanPercentageOfInterestRateTimeOfIssuance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan notes receivable from participants loan percentage of interest rate time of issuance.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanPlanNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentInformationTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Information [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_LegalEntityAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legal Entity [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpPlanName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Plan Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Assets:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsHeldAtEndOfYearTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan, Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsHeldAtEndOfYearTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, schedule of assets held at end of year.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfAssetsHeldAtEndOfYearTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseDecreaseForIncomeLossOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionContributionsParticipantsAndLoanRepayments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Form 5500 Caption Contributions Participants and Loan Repayments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionContributionsParticipantsAndLoanRepayments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan form 5500 caption contributions participants and loan repayments.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanForm5500CaptionContributionsParticipantsAndLoanRepayments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Certain participant contributions and loan repayments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentFairValueAndNavTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForParticipantContributionRollover_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rollovers</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAccountingPolicyAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanAssetHeldForInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Asset Held for Investment, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Retirement Two Thousand Thirty Five Fund I Class [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Retirement 2035 Fund I Class.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFiveFundIClassMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Retirement 2035 Fund I Class</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Tax Status [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanTaxStatusTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Tax Status</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionNotCorrected_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Not Corrected</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionNotCorrected_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contributions Not Corrected</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maximum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanStatementOfChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrectedOutsideVfcp_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Corrected Outside VFCP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionCorrectedOutsideVfcp_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contributions Corrected Outside VFCP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Dividend Income on Investment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForDividendIncomeOnInvestment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common stock dividends reinvested</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanRolloverContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Rollover Contribution Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanRolloverContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan, rollover contribution, receivable.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanRolloverContributionReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Rollover contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanDiscretionaryContributionMatchingPercentageForEligibleWages_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Discretionary Contribution Matching Percentage for Eligible Wages</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanDiscretionaryContributionMatchingPercentageForEligibleWages_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan discretionary contribution matching percentage for eligible wages.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanDiscretionaryContributionMatchingPercentageForEligibleWages_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, discretionary contribution as a percent of eligible wage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total receivables</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, interest rates for loans outstanding</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantLoanInterestRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Employee Benefit Plan, Participant loan, interest rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyConcentrationOfInvestmentAtFairValueToTotalInvestmentsPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Risk and Uncertainty, Concentration of Investment at Fair Value to Total Investments, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EbpRiskAndUncertaintyConcentrationOfInvestmentAtFairValueToTotalInvestmentsPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of total investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContributionCash_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitIncreaseForEmployerContributionCash_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, optional provisions that permit catch up contribution limit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Retirement Trust Units [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Retirement trust units.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_RetirementTrustUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Retirement Trust Units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanRelatedPartyAndPartyInInterestAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total deductions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel">Total deductions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferredInConnectionWithMerger_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit Transferred in Connection with Merger</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferredInConnectionWithMerger_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan change in net asset available for benefit transferred in connection with merger.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferredInConnectionWithMerger_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Employee benefit plan, net assets transferred in connection with merger</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerMaximumContributionMatchingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan employer maximum contribution matching amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerMaximumContributionMatchingAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee benefit plan, maximum contribution amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap-ebp_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 1</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfChangeInAdministrativeBudgetAccountTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Employee Benefit Plan Summary of Change in Administrative Budget Account [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfChangeInAdministrativeBudgetAccountTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee benefit plan summary of change in administrative budget account.</link:label>
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  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanVestingDescription" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanVestingDescription" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_TRowePriceRetirement2035TrFundMember" name="TRowePriceRetirement2035TrFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_UndiscMgrsBehavioralValR6Member" name="UndiscMgrsBehavioralValR6Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_VanguardTotalBondIndexAdmMember" name="VanguardTotalBondIndexAdmMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfChangeInAdministrativeBudgetAccountTableTextBlock" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanSummaryOfChangeInAdministrativeBudgetAccountTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsAbstract" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanNonexemptTransactionsAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EBPRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock" name="EBPRiskAndUncertaintyPolicyTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionMaximumAnnualCompensationAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentMeasuredAtFairValueOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanInvestmentMeasuredAtFairValueOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
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  <xsd:element id="kim_FidelityAdvInternationalSmallCapOpps-ZMember" name="FidelityAdvInternationalSmallCapOpps-ZMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_TRowePriceRetirement2020TrFundMember" name="TRowePriceRetirement2020TrFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPreTaxAndAfterTaxMaximumAllowableAnnualCompensationAmount" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanParticipantContributionPreTaxAndAfterTaxMaximumAllowableAnnualCompensationAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountHighestOutstandingLoanBalance" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountHighestOutstandingLoanBalance" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanRolloverContributionReceivable" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanRolloverContributionReceivable" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFundIClassMember" name="RetirementTwoThousandThirtyFundIClassMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_TRowePriceRetirement2065TrFundMember" name="TRowePriceRetirement2065TrFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferredInConnectionWithMerger" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanChangeInNetAssetAvailableForBenefitTransferredInConnectionWithMerger" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_Vanguard500IndexAdmiralMember" name="Vanguard500IndexAdmiralMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_TRowePriceRetirement2060TrFundMember" name="TRowePriceRetirement2060TrFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_TRowePriceRetirement2045TrFundMember" name="TRowePriceRetirement2045TrFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionsTextBlock" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanScheduleOfDelinquentParticipantContributionsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccountGain" name="EmployeeBenefitPlanAdministrativeBudgetAccountGain" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_KimcoRealtyCorpStockMember" name="KimcoRealtyCorpStockMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="kim_VanguardMid-CapInd-AdmiralMember" name="VanguardMid-CapInd-AdmiralMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
</xsd:schema>
