CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY/ PARTNER'S CAPITAL - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in- Capital	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest	First Industrial, L.P.	First Industrial, L.P. General Partner Units	First Industrial, L.P. Limited Partner Units	First Industrial, L.P. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	First Industrial, L.P. Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,284,625	$ 1,172	$ 1,886,771	$ (641,859)	$ (4,643)	$ 43,184
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016							$ 1,295,063	$ 1,219,755	$ 79,156	$ (4,804)	$ 956
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Stock Based Compensation Activity	700	2	1,422	(724)
Stock Based Compensation Activity							700	700
Reallocation - Additional Paid-in-Capital	0		38			(38)
Common Stock Dividends and Unit Distributions	(25,560)			(24,712)		(848)
Unit Distributions							(25,560)	(24,712)	(848)
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interest							7				7
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest							(17)				(17)
Net Income	23,491			22,709		782	23,491	22,682	782		27
Other Comprehensive Income	2,274				2,198	76	2,274			2,274
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2017	$ 1,285,530	$ 1,174	$ 1,888,231	$ (644,586)	$ (2,445)	$ 43,156
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2017							$ 1,295,958	$ 1,218,425	$ 79,090	$ (2,530)	$ 973