CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)	Total	Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.	Preferred stock	Common stock	Treasury stock, at cost	Additional paid-in capital	Cumulative distributions in excess of net income	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests Limited partners' interest in Operating Partnership
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			6,450,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 439,968,000	$ 437,382,000	$ 159,541,000	$ 820,000	$ (13,266,000)	$ 881,009,000	$ (582,464,000)	$ (8,258,000)	$ 0	$ 2,586,000	$ 2,586,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				13,658,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	44,163,000	44,031,000					44,031,000			132,000	132,000
Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges	8,321,000	8,258,000						8,258,000		63,000	63,000
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)				(103,000)
Share-based compensation, net	960,000	960,000		$ (6,000)	13,266,000	(12,300,000)
Purchase of OP Units	(726,000)									(726,000)	(726,000)
Preferred stock dividends	(10,752,000)	(10,752,000)					(10,752,000)
Acquisition of minority interests	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)				(1,000,000)
Distributions to common shareholders/noncontrolling interests	(398,733,000)	(397,300,000)					(397,300,000)			(1,433,000)	(1,433,000)
Reallocation adjustment of limited partners' interest	0	622,000				622,000				(622,000)	(622,000)
Common stock sales, net of issuance expenses	1,000	1,000				1,000
Common stock issuance (in shares)				114,000
Common stock issuance	0			$ 7,000		(7,000)
Common stock repurchases (in shares)				(13,669,000)
Common stock repurchases	0			$ (821,000)		821,000
Common stock issued to Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (in shares)				13,718,000
Common stock issued to Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.	0			$ 823,000		(823,000)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			6,450,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 82,202,000	82,202,000	$ 159,541,000	$ 823,000	0	868,323,000	(946,485,000)	0	0	0	0
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	13,718,000			13,718,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 2,007,000	2,007,000					2,007,000
Unrealized gain on change in fair value of cash flow hedges	0
Preferred stock dividends	(10,752,000)	(10,752,000)					(10,752,000)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023			6,450,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 73,457,000	$ 73,457,000	$ 159,541,000	$ 823,000	$ 0	$ 868,323,000	$ (955,230,000)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	13,718,000			13,718,000