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Financing Activity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended						6 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Extension	Jun. 30, 2012	May 02, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2013 Moorestown [Member]	May 31, 2013 Jacksonville [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 2010 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 17, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] First Extension [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Second Extension [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 2010 Revolving Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured indebtedness [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured indebtedness [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 EBITDA [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 EBITDA [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum Investments in unimproved real estate and predevelopment costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum Investments in Persons other than Subsidiaries, Consolidated Affiliates and Unconsolidated Affiliates [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum Investments in Indebtedness secured by Mortgages [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Aggregate value of the Investments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum Investments in Consolidation Exempt Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum Projects Under Development [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Aggregate of consolidation exempt entities and project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Wells Fargo Bank [Member] 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Wells Fargo Bank [Member] 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]
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Senior Unsecured Credit Facility																																												$ 400,000,000.0
Amount oustanding		35,000,000		192,500,000										35,000,000	35,000,000
Unused portion of line of credit														365,000,000	365,000,000
Weighted average rate on revolving facility, outstanding														2.24%	2.24%
Interest expense excluding non-cash amortization of finance costs									100,000		3,900,000	2,400,000	7,200,000	800,000										100,000		600,000	400,000	1,500,000
Non-cash amortization of deferred financing fees														400,000																										100,000	900,000	800,000	1,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility Extension Options Available		2
Outstanding commitments																					0.15%	0.20%
Weighted average interest rate of Term Loan									3.80%		4.99%							1.50%		2.05%
Stated Interest Rate																2.05%
Capitalization rate used to calculate Gross Asset Value	5.70%																6.50%		7.50%
Cost of property per square foot															500
Percentage of unused portion of the 2013 Revolving Facility															0.30%
Maximum amount available under revolving facility through accordion option																																												600,000,000.0
Increments under accordion option																																												5,000,000.0
Minimum increase to the Revolving Facility through accordion option																																													25,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth														75.00%	75.00%
Net proceeds of equity issuances															75.00%
Maximum secured indebtedness																													0.60	0.625
Minimum ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges																															1.45	1.50
Unencumbered Debt Yield														12.00%	12.00%
Investment Percentage of Gross Asset Value															1.75
Investment Percentage of Gross Asset Value																																	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	10.00%	25.00%	15.00%	35.00%
Percentage of distribution related to FFO														95.00%	95.00%
REIT Taxable Income distributions															110.00%
Repayment of outstanding amount under revolving facility		182,000,000							97,500,000															95,000,000
Amount outstanding under revolving facility														192,500,000
Revolving line of credit capacity																								250,000,000.0			250,000,000.0
Term loans																								97,500,000			97,500,000
Accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees								100,000		800,000														100,000			900,000
Permanent repayments of 2010 Term Loan																							97,500,000		84,500,000
Repayment of mortgage loans						53,200,000	56,300,000
Revolving Facility						50,000,000	35,000,000
Revolving Facility, working capital						3,500,000	21,300,000
Derivative Instruments, Loss Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing							$ 2,900,000