Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Real estate investments
Land	$ 454,041	$ 422,546
Buildings and equipment	1,266,394	1,214,697
Construction in progress	72,791	63,570
Real estate investments	1,793,226	1,700,813
Accumulated depreciation	(477,565)	(458,279)
Real estate investments, net	1,315,661	1,242,534
Cash and cash equivalents	12,395	8,322
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	51,198	53,033
Deferred leasing costs, net	28,143	25,983
Prepaid expenses, net	1,724	5,057
Other assets	11,757	8,096
Total assets	1,420,878	1,343,025
Liabilities
Notes payable	810,108	783,400
Revolving credit facility payable	83,478	48,217
Construction loan payable	70,077	68,672
Dividends and distributions payable	18,081	17,953
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	25,052	20,838
Deferred income	29,621	30,696
Total liabilities	1,036,417	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, 21,877,619 and 21,704,359 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	219	217
Additional paid-in capital	338,495	328,171
Accumulated deficit	(191,837)	(188,584)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,052)	(1,299)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. stockholders’ equity	325,825	318,505
Noncontrolling interest	58,636	54,744
Total stockholders’ equity	384,461	373,249
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,420,878	$ 1,343,025