Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Organization [Abstract]
Organization	Note 1. Organization Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C./Baltimore. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owned 126 buildings (including one building held for sale) aggregating approximately 9.3 million square feet (unaudited). The Company commenced operations upon completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) and a concurrent private placement of common stock purchased by the Company’s executive management on February 16, 2010. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Note 1. Organization

Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C./Baltimore. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owned 126 buildings (including one building held for sale) aggregating approximately 9.3 million square feet (unaudited).

The Company commenced operations upon completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) and a concurrent private placement of common stock purchased by the Company’s executive management on February 16, 2010. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.