CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate Held for Sale, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 0	$ 1,171
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	116,862,842	111,027,225
Common Stock, shares outstanding	116,862,842	111,027,225
First Industrial, L.P.
Real Estate Held for Sale, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 0	$ 1,171
General Partner Units, units outstanding	116,862,842	111,027,225
Limited Partner Units, units outstanding	4,295,010	4,305,707