Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Investments:
Land	$ 611,791	$ 550,078
Building and improvements	1,426,761	1,235,820
Total real estate investments	2,038,552	1,785,898
Less: accumulated depreciation	121,459	88,173
Real Estate Investments, net	1,917,093	1,697,725
Cash and cash equivalents	6,953	10,773
Restricted cash	286	514
Tenant and other receivables, net	26,635	23,025
Deposits	1,000	4,500
Acquired lease intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization	68,690	71,433
Prepaid expenses	597	2,454
Deferred charges, net of accumulated amortization	40,122	39,731
Other	1,438	1,541
Total assets	2,062,814	1,851,696
Liabilities:
Term loan	300,000
Credit facility	16,225	156,500
Mortgage notes payable	62,873	94,183
Acquired lease intangibles liability, net of accumulated amortization	123,186	118,359
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	22,824	12,173
Tenants' security deposits	4,314	3,961
Other liabilities	9,864	11,043
Total liabilities	$ 1,032,452	$ 888,914
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $.0001 par value 500,000,000 shares authorized; and 99,485,125 and 92,991,333 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	10	9
Additional paid-in-capital	1,112,809	1,013,561
Dividends in excess of earnings	(112,951)	(80,976)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,278)	(8,882)
Total Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. stockholders’ equity	992,590	923,712
Non-controlling interests	37,772	39,070
Total equity	1,030,362	962,782
Total liabilities and equity	2,062,814	1,851,696
Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P. [Member]
Real Estate Investments:
Land	611,791	550,078
Building and improvements	1,426,761	1,235,820
Total real estate investments	2,038,552	1,785,898
Less: accumulated depreciation	121,459	88,173
Real Estate Investments, net	1,917,093	1,697,725
Cash and cash equivalents	6,953	10,773
Restricted cash	286	514
Tenant and other receivables, net	26,635	23,025
Deposits	1,000	4,500
Acquired lease intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization	68,690	71,433
Prepaid expenses	597	2,454
Deferred charges, net of accumulated amortization	40,122	39,731
Other	1,438	1,541
Total assets	2,062,814	1,851,696
Liabilities:
Term loan	300,000
Credit facility	16,225	156,500
Mortgage notes payable	62,873	94,183
Acquired lease intangibles liability, net of accumulated amortization	123,186	118,359
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	22,824	12,173
Tenants' security deposits	4,314	3,961
Other liabilities	9,864	11,043
Total liabilities	$ 1,032,452	$ 888,914
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
ROIC capital (consists of general and limited partnership interests held by ROIC)	$ 999,868	$ 932,594
Limited partners’ capital (consists of limited partnership interests held by third parties)	37,772	39,070
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,278)	(8,882)
Total equity	1,030,362	962,782
Total liabilities and equity	2,062,814	1,851,696
Senior Notes 2024 [Member]
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	246,736	246,521
Senior Notes 2024 [Member] | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P. [Member]
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	246,736	246,521
Senior Notes 2023 [Member]
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	246,430	246,174
Senior Notes 2023 [Member] | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P. [Member]
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	$ 246,430	$ 246,174