Organization and Formation of Company - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014 State sqft Property Joint_Ventures
Organization and Formation of Company [Line Items]
Ownership interest of sole general partner	96.10%
Ownership interest in general partner	100.00%
Ownership interest of limited partners	3.90%
Number of joint ventures	2
Number of industrial properties owned	651
Number of states in which industrial properties are located	25
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties owned	63,200,000
2003 Net Lease Joint Venture [Member]
Organization and Formation of Company [Line Items]
Number of industrial properties owned	2
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties owned	900,000

The number of joint ventures that the entity owns a non-controlling interest in as of the balance sheet date.

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Ownership interest in general partner.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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