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Stockholders’ Equity of the Company and Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Mar. 06, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 13, 2014 | Apr. 11, 2013 | Dec. 21, 2012 | Mar. 01, 2012 | Aug. 21, 2006 | Jan. 13, 2006 | May. 27, 2004
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Partnership, aggregate cash payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 95,285 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Partnership, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,305,707 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,462 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,462 | $ 5,667 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock shares authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 174,081 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series F Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depositary Shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000
Depositary Share Percentage Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Dividend rate per share | 6.275% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.236% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01
Initial offering price per depository share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000.00
Redemption price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.00
Aggregate redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000
Dividend per Depositary share |  |  |  |  | $ 11.3299 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total dividends, Depositary Shares |  |  |  |  | $ 566 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 949 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Years Of Treasury Rate One | 30 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Years Of Treasury Rate Two | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR rate | 3-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series G Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depositary Shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000
Depositary Share Percentage Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.236% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01
Initial offering price per depository share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000.00
Redemption price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.00
Aggregate redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000
Dividend per Depositary share |  |  |  |  | $ 36.18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total dividends, Depositary Shares |  |  |  |  | $ 905 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series J Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depositary Shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |
Depositary Share Percentage Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01% |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |
Initial offering price per depository share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00 |
Redemption price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.00 |
Aggregate redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Dividend per Depositary share |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.055382 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total dividends, Depositary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 221 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,546 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depositary Shares redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |
Series K Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depositary Shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |
Depositary Share Percentage Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01% |  |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |
Initial offering price per depository share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00 |  |
Redemption price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.00 |  |
Aggregate redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |
Dividend per Depositary share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.090625 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total dividends, Depositary Shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,121 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 132,050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units converted to common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,930 | 222,676 | 105,028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 673 | $ 2,155 | $ 996 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ATM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,315,704 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,735 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of company stock issuable under an at-the-market offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,300,000 |  |  | 12,500,000 |  |  |
Aggregate gross sale proceeds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |
First Industrial L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost associated with the redemptions |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,462 |  |  | 0 | 1,462 | 5,667 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Units / Limited Partner Units to Common Stock / General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 174,081 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Industrial L.P. | Series F Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.236% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Industrial L.P. | Series G Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.236% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Industrial L.P. | Series J Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Industrial L.P. | Series K Preferred Stock/Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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