EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE AND DEFERRED SHARE PLAN	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Employee Share Purchase and Deferred Share Plan	Employee Share Purchase and Deferred Share Plan The Acadia Realty Trust Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"), allows eligible employees of the Company to purchase Common Shares through payroll deductions. The Purchase Plan provides for employees to purchase Common Shares on a quarterly basis at a 15% discount to the closing price of the Company’s Common Shares on either the first day or the last day of the quarter, whichever is lower. A participant may not purchase more the $25,000 in Common Shares per year. Compensation expense will be recognized by the Company to the extent of the above discount to the closing price of the Common Shares with respect to the applicable quarter. During 2015, 2014 and 2013, a total of 3,761, 4,668 and 3,678 Common Shares, respectively, were purchased by employees under the Purchase Plan. Associated compensation expense of $0.02 million, $0.02 million and $0.01 million was recorded in each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. During May of 2006, the Company adopted a Trustee Deferral and Distribution Election ("Trustee Deferral Plan"), under which the participating Trustees have deferred compensation of $0.1 million for each of the three years ended December 31, 2015.

Employee Share Purchase and Deferred Share Plan

The Acadia Realty Trust Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"), allows eligible employees of the Company to purchase Common Shares through payroll deductions. The Purchase Plan provides for employees to purchase Common Shares on a quarterly basis at a 15% discount to the closing price of the Company’s Common Shares on either the first day or the last day of the quarter, whichever is lower. A participant may not purchase more the $25,000 in Common Shares per year. Compensation expense will be recognized by the Company to the extent of the above discount to the closing price of the Common Shares with respect to the applicable quarter. During 2015, 2014 and 2013, a total of 3,761, 4,668 and 3,678 Common Shares, respectively, were purchased by employees under the Purchase Plan. Associated compensation expense of $0.02 million, $0.02 million and $0.01 million was recorded in each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

During May of 2006, the Company adopted a Trustee Deferral and Distribution Election ("Trustee Deferral Plan"), under which the participating Trustees have deferred compensation of $0.1 million for each of the three years ended December 31, 2015.