CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income	$ 16,295	$ 2,466
Mark-to-Market Loss on Interest Rate Protection Agreements	(12,496)	(9,446)
Reclassification of Fair Value of Interest Rate Protection Agreements (See Note 10)	0	12,990
Amortization of Interest Rate Protection Agreements	102	131
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	0	15
Comprehensive Income	3,901	6,156
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(145)	(233)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. / Unitholders	3,756	5,923
First Industrial, L.P.
Net Income	16,295	2,483
Mark-to-Market Loss on Interest Rate Protection Agreements	(12,496)	(9,446)
Reclassification of Fair Value of Interest Rate Protection Agreements (See Note 10)	0	12,990
Amortization of Interest Rate Protection Agreements	102	131
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	0	(26)
Comprehensive Income	3,901	6,132
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(14)	(26)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. / Unitholders	$ 3,887	$ 6,106