Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Real estate investments
Land	$ 373,898	$ 354,967
Buildings and equipment	1,102,390	1,094,605
Construction in progress	16,259	9,867
Real estate investments	1,492,547	1,459,439
Accumulated depreciation	(380,608)	(364,663)
Real estate investments, net	1,111,939	1,094,776
Cash and cash equivalents	21,829	17,297
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	44,114	43,884
Deferred leasing costs, net	26,693	26,052
Prepaid expenses, net	1,634	4,047
Deferred debt costs, net	10,564	9,675
Other assets	10,655	2,944
Total assets	1,227,428	1,198,675
Liabilities
Notes payable	820,145	820,068
Revolving credit facility payable	0	0
Dividends and distributions payable	14,398	13,135
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,655	20,141
Deferred income	31,575	30,205
Total liabilities	890,773	883,549
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 20,779,740 and 20,576,616 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	208	206
Additional paid-in capital	279,243	270,428
Accumulated deficit	(169,222)	(172,564)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,873)	(1,392)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity	288,356	276,678
Noncontrolling interest	48,299	38,448
Total stockholders’ equity	336,655	315,126
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,227,428	1,198,675
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred stock	40,000	40,000
Series C Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred stock	$ 140,000	$ 140,000