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Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction [Abstract] |
Schedule of Acquired Properties [Table Text Block] | The Company, through property owner subsidiaries, completed the following acquisition and build-to-suit transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Property Type | Location | Acquisition/Completion Date | Initial Cost Basis | Lease Expiration | Land and Land Estate |  | Building and Improvements |  | Lease in-place Value Intangible
Industrial | Long Island City, NY(1) | February 2013 | $ | 42,124 |  | 03/2028 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42,124 |  |  | $ | — |
Industrial | Houston, TX | March 2013 | $ | 81,400 |  | 03/2038 | $ | 15,055 |  |  | $ | 57,949 |  |  | $ | 8,396 |
Office | Denver, CO(2) | April 2013 | $ | 34,547 |  | 04/2028 | $ | 2,207 |  |  | $ | 26,724 |  |  | $ | 5,616 |
Retail | Tuscaloosa, AL(3) | May 2013 | $ | 8,397 |  | 05/2028 | $ | 2,793 |  |  | $ | 5,604 |  |  | $ | — |
|  |  | $ | 166,468 |  |  | $ | 20,055 |  |  | $ | 132,401 |  |  | $ | 14,012 |
(1) | The Company’s consolidated partnership, which owns the Long Island City, New York property, provided as of June 30, 2013 for the Company to receive distributions of operating cash flows as follows: (1) a 6.3% priority return on its invested capital up to $25,000, (2) an 11% priority return on its invested capital in excess of $25,000 and (3) approximately 50% of any excess return. Subsequent to June 30, 2013, the Company acquired its joint venture partners’ interest in the partnership.
(2) | The Company incurred additional initial costs of $3,825 which are included in “Other assets” in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(3) | The Company incurred leasing costs of $323.
Schedule of Acquisition Development and Construction Arrangements Outstanding [Table Text Block] | As of June 30, 2013, the Company had the following development arrangements outstanding:
Location | Property Type | Square Feet |  | Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution ($ millions) |  | Lease Term (Years) |  | Estimated Completion Date
Rantoul, IL | Industrial | 813,000 |  |  | $ | 42.6 |  |  | 20 |  | 4Q 13
Bingen, WA | Industrial | 124,000 |  |  | $ | 18.9 |  |  | 12 |  | 2Q 14
Las Vegas, NV(1) | Industrial | 180,000 |  |  | $ | 29.6 |  |  | 20 |  | 3Q 14
Albany, GA | Retail | 46,000 |  |  | $ | 7.5 |  |  | 15 |  | 4Q 13
|  | 1,163,000 |  |  | $ | 98.6 |  |  |  |  |
(1) | At June 30, 2013, the Company's commitment could have been terminated by the Company due to an outstanding contingency, thus costs incurred through June 30, 2013 of $1,191 are recognized as pre-development costs and included in “Other assets” in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to June 30, 2013, the termination right expired.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The information presented below is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the transaction been completed on January 1, 2012, nor does it purport to represent the Company's future operations:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Gross revenues |  | $ | 92,795 |  |  | $ | 181,650 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (4,837 | )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders |  | $ | (7,896 | ) |  | $ | (18,538 | )
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted |  | $ | (0.05 | ) |  | $ | (0.12 | )

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