Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012			Three Months Ended June 30, 2012			Three Months Ended September 30, 2012			Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
Total revenues	$	19,890		$	19,401		$	18,086		$	19,824
Operating income	5,663			4,979			3,000			4,096
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(1,064		)	(1,852		)	(3,486		)	32,209
Total income (loss) from discontinued operations	9,738			(1,015		)	2,805			—
Net income (loss) attributable to Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc.	8,582			(2,912		)	(357		)	32,163
Net income (loss) attributable to Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. per share-basic and diluted	$	0.36		$	(0.12	)	$	(0.01	)	$	1.23
Weighted average common stock outstanding-basic and diluted	23,995,352			24,022,500			26,680,357			25,651,200

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011			Three Months Ended June 30, 2011			Three Months Ended September 30, 2011			Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
Total revenues	$	20,185		$	20,831		$	20,211		$	20,689
Operating income	6,395			7,133			4,776			6,620
Loss from continuing operations	(855		)	(141		)	(2,186		)	(106		)
Total loss from discontinued operations	(284		)	(15,064		)	(157		)	(845		)
Net loss attributable to Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc.	(1,135		)	(15,244		)	(1,983		)	(1,026		)
Net loss attributable to Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. per share-basic and diluted	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.64	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.03	)
Weighted average common stock outstanding-basic and diluted	23,928,784			23,928,784			23,928,784			23,995,352