Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate Investments:
Land	$ 766,199	$ 669,307
Building and improvements	1,920,819	1,627,310
Total real estate investments	2,687,018	2,296,617
Less: accumulated depreciation	193,021	134,311
Real Estate Investments, net	2,493,997	2,162,306
Cash and cash equivalents	13,125	8,844
Restricted cash	125	227
Tenant and other receivables, net	35,820	28,652
Deposits	0	500
Acquired lease intangible assets, net	79,205	66,942
Prepaid expenses	3,317	1,953
Deferred charges, net	34,753	30,129
Other	2,627	1,895
Total assets	2,662,969	2,301,448
Liabilities:
Term loan	299,191	298,802
Credit facility	95,654	132,028
Mortgage notes payable	71,303	62,156
Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net	154,958	124,861
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	18,294	13,205
Tenants’ security deposits	5,950	5,085
Other liabilities	11,922	11,036
Commitments and contingencies
Non-controlling interests – redeemable OP Units	0	33,674
Equity:
Total liabilities	1,347,404	1,136,432
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 109,301,762 and 99,531,034 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	11	10
Additional paid-in-capital	1,357,910	1,166,395
Dividends in excess of earnings	(165,951)	(122,991)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,729)	(6,743)
Total Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. stockholders' equity	1,188,241	1,036,671
Non-controlling interests	127,324	94,671
Total equity	1,315,565	1,131,342
Total liabilities and equity	2,662,969	2,301,448
Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.
Real Estate Investments:
Land	766,199	669,307
Building and improvements	1,920,819	1,627,310
Total real estate investments	2,687,018	2,296,617
Less: accumulated depreciation	193,021	134,311
Real Estate Investments, net	2,493,997	2,162,306
Cash and cash equivalents	13,125	8,844
Restricted cash	125	227
Tenant and other receivables, net	35,820	28,652
Deposits	0	500
Acquired lease intangible assets, net	79,205	66,942
Prepaid expenses	3,317	1,953
Deferred charges, net	34,753	30,129
Other	2,627	1,895
Total assets	2,662,969	2,301,448
Liabilities:
Term loan	299,191	298,802
Credit facility	95,654	132,028
Mortgage notes payable	71,303	62,156
Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net	154,958	124,861
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	18,294	13,205
Tenants’ security deposits	5,950	5,085
Other liabilities	11,922	11,036
Commitments and contingencies
Non-controlling interests – redeemable OP Units	0	33,674
Equity:
Total liabilities	1,347,404	1,136,432
ROIC capital (consists of general and limited partnership interests held by ROIC)	1,191,970	1,043,414
Limited partners’ capital (consists of limited partnership interests held by third parties)	127,324	94,671
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,729)	(6,743)
Total equity	1,315,565	1,131,342
Total liabilities and equity	2,662,969	2,301,448
Senior Notes Due 2026
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	199,727	0
Senior Notes Due 2026 | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	199,727	0
Senior Notes Due 2024
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	245,354	244,833
Senior Notes Due 2024 | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	245,354	244,833
Senior Notes Due 2023
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	245,051	244,426
Senior Notes Due 2023 | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.
Liabilities:
Senior Notes	$ 245,051	$ 244,426