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Organization
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization [Abstract]  
Organization

Note 1. Organization

Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate located in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C./Baltimore. As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned 63 buildings aggregating approximately 4.8 million square feet.

The Company commenced operations upon completion of an initial public offering (“IPO”) and a concurrent private placement of common stock purchased by the Company’s executive management on February 16, 2010. The net proceeds of the IPO and the concurrent private placement were approximately $169.8 million. Prior to the completion of its IPO, the Company had no assets other than cash. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.