CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate Held for Sale, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 1,194	$ 1,171
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	111,247,508	111,027,225
Common Stock, shares outstanding	111,247,508	111,027,225
First Industrial, L.P.
Real Estate Held for Sale, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 1,194	$ 1,171
General Partner Units, units outstanding	111,247,508	111,027,225
Limited Partner Units, units outstanding	4,295,884	4,305,707