Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Real estate investments
Land	$ 412,141	$ 354,967
Buildings and equipment	1,105,717	1,094,605
Construction in progress	21,305	9,867
Real estate investments	1,539,163	1,459,439
Accumulated depreciation	(387,765)	(364,663)
Real estate investments, net	1,151,398	1,094,776
Cash and cash equivalents	13,022	17,297
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	47,008	43,884
Deferred leasing costs, net	26,751	26,052
Prepaid expenses, net	6,858	4,047
Deferred debt costs, net	10,192	9,675
Other assets	3,299	2,944
Total assets	1,258,528	1,198,675
Liabilities
Notes payable	814,606	820,068
Revolving credit facility payable	30,000	0
Construction loan payable	1,859	0
Dividends and distributions payable	14,434	13,135
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	24,926	20,141
Deferred income	33,417	30,205
Total liabilities	919,242	883,549
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 20,870,003 and 20,576,616 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	209	206
Additional paid-in capital	283,456	270,428
Accumulated deficit	(170,673)	(172,564)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,595)	(1,392)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity	291,397	276,678
Noncontrolling interest	47,889	38,448
Total stockholders’ equity	339,286	315,126
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,258,528	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