Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	AmREIT, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001397807
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,685,084
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No