Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Real estate investments
Land	$ 454,006	$ 422,546
Buildings and equipment	1,263,107	1,214,697
Construction in progress	66,008	63,570
Real estate investments	1,783,121	1,700,813
Accumulated depreciation	(467,564)	(458,279)
Real estate investments, net	1,315,557	1,242,534
Cash and cash equivalents	9,671	8,322
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	52,021	53,033
Deferred leasing costs, net	27,761	25,983
Prepaid expenses, net	3,642	5,057
Other assets	11,130	8,096
Total assets	1,419,782	1,343,025
Liabilities
Notes payable	816,738	783,400
Revolving credit facility payable	83,347	48,217
Construction loan payable	69,553	68,672
Dividends and distributions payable	18,005	17,953
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	20,779	20,838
Deferred income	32,049	30,696
Total liabilities	1,040,471	969,776
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized: Series C Cumulative Redeemable, 72,000 shares issued and outstanding	180,000	180,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 21,767,261 and 21,704,359 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	218	217
Additional paid-in capital	332,158	328,171
Accumulated deficit	(189,078)	(188,584)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,093)	(1,299)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity	322,205	318,505
Noncontrolling interest	57,106	54,744
Total stockholders’ equity	379,311	373,249
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,419,782	$ 1,343,025