Document And Entity Information (USD $)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Feb. 27, 2012

Document And Entity Information [Abstract]

Document Type

10-K

Document Period End Date

Dec. 31, 2011

Amendment Flag

true

Amendment Description

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, initially filed on March 5, 2012 ("Form 10-K"), is revised by this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to our Form 10-K ("Amendment No. 1") solely to furnish a complete Interactive Data File as Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-K, as required by Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. In the previously-furnished Interactive Data File, Financial Statement Schedule III – Consolidated Real Estate Owned and Accumulated Depreciation was not included in the Interactive Data File.

Except as described above, no other revisions are being made to the Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 does not update or modify the disclosure contained in the Form 10-K in any way other than as required to reflect the exhibit discussed above and does not reflect events occurring after the March 5, 2012 filing of the Form 10-K.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data File on Exhibit 101 is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under those sections.

Entity Registrant Name

AmREIT, Inc.

Entity Central Index Key

0001397807

Current Fiscal Year End Date

--12-31

Entity Filer Category

Smaller Reporting Company

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding

23,190,907

Document Fiscal Year Focus

2011

Document Fiscal Period Focus

FY

Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer

No

Entity Public Float

$ 0

Entity Voluntary Filers

No

Entity Current Reporting Status

Yes