Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. in October 2004, as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for federal tax purposes. The Company changed its name to InvenTrust Properties Corp. in April 2015. The Company was formed to own, manage, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate located throughout the United States and to own properties in development and partially own properties through joint ventures, as well as investments in marketable securities and other assets. The Company no longer owns a diversified portfolio and is now focused on being a multi-tenant retail platform. As used in these Notes and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "Company," "InvenTrust," "we," "us," or "our" mean InvenTrust Properties Corp. and its wholly owned and unconsolidated joint venture investments. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, square foot and per square foot amounts. Segment Reporting Following the Highlands REIT, Inc. ("Highlands") spin-off and sale of the student housing platform, University House Communities Group, Inc. ("University House"), in 2016, as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report, the Company no longer has a non-core or student housing segment, respectively, as previously reported. Highlands and the Company operate independently as two separate companies, each having their own management team and board of directors. In addition, the Company disposed of its remaining non-core asset, Worldgate Plaza, on August 30, 2017, which represented the conclusion of the Company's strategic shift away from assets not classified as multi-tenant retail. These previously reported segments were classified as discontinued operations as they represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. The assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations were separately classified on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, and the operations were classified as net income from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. With the completion of the University House sale and Highlands spin-off in 2016 as well as the disposal of Worldgate Plaza in 2017, the Company is now fully focused on investing in a multi-tenant retail platform as described above. In addition, the Company's assets now have similar characteristics, such as tenant type and economic performance, are all multi-tenant retail assets, and the Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company believes it has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with GAAP as of September 30, 2017. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, as well as all wholly owned subsidiaries. Subsidiaries generally consist of limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited partnerships (LPs). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Each multi-tenant retail asset is owned by a separate legal entity which maintains its own books and financial records, and each separate legal entity's assets are not available to satisfy the liabilities of other affiliated entities, except as otherwise disclosed in "Note 7. Debt". As of September 30, 2017, the Company's multi-tenant retail portfolio included 70 wholly owned multi-tenant retail assets with 12,253,822 square feet, of which approximately 94.4% was occupied, two consolidated multi-tenant retail assets considered Parked Assets as legal title was held by a wholly owned subsidiary of an Exchange Accommodation Titleholder (the "EAT") pending completion of a reverse like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") ("Reverse 1031 Exchange") (see "Note 5. Investment in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Entities"), with 501,276 square feet, of which approximately 98% was occupied. In addition, the Company held a significant investment in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which the Company owns an interest in as well as manages 15 multi-tenant retail assets with 2,977,303 square feet within the joint venture. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 72 wholly owned assets, which included 71 multi-tenant retail assets and one non-core office asset. As of September 30, 2016, the Company owned a combined total of 74 assets, which included multi-tenant retail assets and a non-core office asset. As of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016, the Company also managed 15 multi-tenant retail assets owned by an unconsolidated joint venture.

Organization

The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. in October 2004, as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for federal tax purposes. The Company changed its name to InvenTrust Properties Corp. in April 2015. The Company was formed to own, manage, acquire and develop a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate located throughout the United States and to own properties in development and partially own properties through joint ventures, as well as investments in marketable securities and other assets. The Company no longer owns a diversified portfolio and is now focused on being a multi-tenant retail platform. As used in these Notes and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "Company," "InvenTrust," "we," "us," or "our" mean InvenTrust Properties Corp. and its wholly owned and unconsolidated joint venture investments.

Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, square foot and per square foot amounts.

Segment Reporting

Following the Highlands REIT, Inc. ("Highlands") spin-off and sale of the student housing platform, University House Communities Group, Inc. ("University House"), in 2016, as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report, the Company no longer has a non-core or student housing segment, respectively, as previously reported. Highlands and the Company operate independently as two separate companies, each having their own management team and board of directors. In addition, the Company disposed of its remaining non-core asset, Worldgate Plaza, on August 30, 2017, which represented the conclusion of the Company's strategic shift away from assets not classified as multi-tenant retail. These previously reported segments were classified as discontinued operations as they represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. The assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations were separately classified on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, and the operations were classified as net income from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

With the completion of the University House sale and Highlands spin-off in 2016 as well as the disposal of Worldgate Plaza in 2017, the Company is now fully focused on investing in a multi-tenant retail platform as described above. In addition, the Company's assets now have similar characteristics, such as tenant type and economic performance, are all multi-tenant retail assets, and the Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company believes it has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with GAAP as of September 30, 2017.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, as well as all wholly owned subsidiaries. Subsidiaries generally consist of limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited partnerships (LPs). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Each multi-tenant retail asset is owned by a separate legal entity which maintains its own books and financial records, and each separate legal entity's assets are not available to satisfy the liabilities of other affiliated entities, except as otherwise disclosed in "Note 7. Debt".

As of September 30, 2017, the Company's multi-tenant retail portfolio included 70 wholly owned multi-tenant retail assets with 12,253,822 square feet, of which approximately 94.4% was occupied, two consolidated multi-tenant retail assets considered Parked Assets as legal title was held by a wholly owned subsidiary of an Exchange Accommodation Titleholder (the "EAT") pending completion of a reverse like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") ("Reverse 1031 Exchange") (see "Note 5. Investment in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Entities"), with 501,276 square feet, of which approximately 98% was occupied. In addition, the Company held a significant investment in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which the Company owns an interest in as well as manages 15 multi-tenant retail assets with 2,977,303 square feet within the joint venture.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 72 wholly owned assets, which included 71 multi-tenant retail assets and one non-core office asset. As of September 30, 2016, the Company owned a combined total of 74 assets, which included multi-tenant retail assets and a non-core office asset. As of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016, the Company also managed 15 multi-tenant retail assets owned by an unconsolidated joint venture.