Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Real estate investments:
Land	$ 562,047	$ 511,529
Buildings and equipment	1,903,907	1,595,023
Construction in progress	326,193	514,553
Total	2,792,147	2,621,105
Accumulated depreciation	(767,842)	(729,470)
Total real estate investments, net	2,024,305	1,891,635
Cash and cash equivalents	10,299	8,407
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	50,949	56,032
Deferred leasing costs, net	25,907	23,728
Other assets	14,944	14,335
Total assets	2,126,404	1,994,137
Liabilities
Mortgage notes payable, net	1,047,832	935,451
Revolving credit facility payable, net	186,489	274,715
Term loan facility payable, net	99,679	99,530
Construction loans payable, net	198,616	77,305
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	46,162	57,022
Deferred income	23,033	22,748
Dividends and distributions payable	23,469	22,937
Total liabilities	1,625,280	1,489,708
Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares authorized, respectively, 24,302,576 and 24,082,887 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	243	241
Additional paid-in capital	454,086	449,959
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(306,541)	(288,825)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,966	2,014
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity	335,754	348,389
Noncontrolling interests	165,370	156,040
Total equity	501,124	504,429
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,126,404	$ 1,994,137
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares issued	24,302,576	24,082,887
Common stock, shares outstanding	24,302,576	24,082,887
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000,000	40,000,000
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding, Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding respectively	$ 75,000	$ 75,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued	30,000	30,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares outstanding	30,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding, Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding respectively	$ 110,000	$ 110,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued	44,000	44,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares outstanding	44,000	44,000