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INVESTMENTS IN ADVISED FUNDS (Details Narrative) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended																			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended								9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund General Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two General Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Three	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Three	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Three Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Three General Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Four	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Four	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Four Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Four General Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Macarthur Park Limited Liability Company	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Macarthur Park Limited Liability Company Acquisition-related Costs Joint Venture	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner	Oct. 01, 2013 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner Limited Partner	Jun. 30, 2008 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner Limited Partner	Dec. 31, 2007 Amreit Westheimer Gessner Limited Partner Limited Partner	Dec. 31, 2009 Amreit Spf Shadow Creek Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Spf Shadow Creek Limited Partner	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Spf Shadow Creek Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Woodlake Limited Partner	Dec. 31, 2012 Amreit Woodlake Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Amreit Woodlake Limited Partner Limited Partner	Jun. 30, 2008 Amreit Woodlake Limited Partner Limited Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Advised Funds General Partner	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum Advised Funds	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum Amreit Monthly Income And Growth Fund Two	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum Advised Funds
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of high net worth investment funds				4
Number of high net worth investment funds with joint venture				2
Notes receivable collections	$ 1,000			$ 148	$ 1,115
Average holding period of advised funds (in years)																																							2 years			2 years	4 years			4 years
Expected liquidation period (in months)																																								12 months	12 months			18 months	18 months
Percentage of interest in limited partnership																																							2.10%				2.60%
Percentage of available cash flow received by limited partners				99.00%
Percentage of original invested capital				100.00%
Investments in advised funds		16,159		16,159		7,953		168	171		204	201			183	197			177	177			8,477		1,387		1,364			3,800	5,800	5,563	5,729		115
Investments in advised funds - cost basis							200			1			400	1			800	1			800	1
Ownership interest							1.40%	2.40%			2.60%		1.60%		2.10%		1.10%		2.60%		1.60%		30.00%		10.00%				10.00%	30.00%	10.00%	10.00%		1.00%			1.00%	1.00%
Percentage of ownership interests sold																													20.00%
Difference in retained interest from the joint venture's net assets																							2,700
Acquisition costs		171		297																			164	547							441
Percentage of return on project																																				11.65%
Loss from Advised Funds		(111)	(26)	(67)	(128)																				(576)			(58)
Distributions and payments from Advised Funds				$ 8,997	$ 2,234																					$ 500