Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. on October 4, 2004 as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a 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 is now focused on being a multi-tenant retail platform. As used in these Notes and throughout this Annual Report, the terms "Company," "InvenTrust," "we," "us," or "our" mean InvenTrust Properties Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint venture investments. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, square foot and per square foot amounts. Any reference to number of assets, square feet, tenant and occupancy data are unaudited. 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 retail property 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 10. Debt". As of December 31, 2017, the Company's assets consisted of 71 retail properties with 12,444,703 square feet, of which 94.2% was occupied, including two consolidated retail properties considered Parked Assets as legal title was held by the EAT Subsidiary pending completion of a Reverse 1031 Exchange (see "Note 5. Investment in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Entities"), with 501,276 square feet, of which approximately 98% was occupied. As of December 31, 2016, the Company's assets consisted of 71 retail properties with 12,155,909 square feet, of which 93.0% was occupied and one non-core office property, Worldgate Plaza, which consisted of 322,326 square feet, of which 69.9% was occupied. In addition, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had significant investments in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which the Company owns an interest in as well as manages 15 retail properties with 2,976,403 square feet within the joint venture. The other joint venture was established in order to develop and sell a land development. Segment Reporting Following the Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ("Xenia") spin-off in 2015 and the Highlands REIT, Inc. ("Highlands") spin-off and sale of University House Communities Group, Inc. ("University House") in 2016, as disclosed in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, the Company no longer has a lodging, non-core or student housing segment, respectively, as previously reported. In addition, the Company disposed of its remaining non-core office property, 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, 2016, and the operations were classified as net income from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for all years presented. The Company is now fully focused on investing in a multi-tenant retail platform as described above. The Company's properties have similar characteristics, such as tenant type and economic performance, are all retail properties, 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 December 31, 2017.

Organization

The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. on October 4, 2004 as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a 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 is now focused on being a multi-tenant retail platform. As used in these Notes and throughout this Annual Report, the terms "Company," "InvenTrust," "we," "us," or "our" mean InvenTrust Properties Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint venture investments.

Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, square foot and per square foot amounts. Any reference to number of assets, square feet, tenant and occupancy data are unaudited.

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 retail property 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 10. Debt".

As of December 31, 2017, the Company's assets consisted of 71 retail properties with 12,444,703 square feet, of which 94.2% was occupied, including two consolidated retail properties considered Parked Assets as legal title was held by the EAT Subsidiary pending completion of a Reverse 1031 Exchange (see "Note 5. Investment in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Entities"), with 501,276 square feet, of which approximately 98% was occupied.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company's assets consisted of 71 retail properties with 12,155,909 square feet, of which 93.0% was occupied and one non-core office property, Worldgate Plaza, which consisted of 322,326 square feet, of which 69.9% was occupied. In addition, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had significant investments in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which the Company owns an interest in as well as manages 15 retail properties with 2,976,403 square feet within the joint venture. The other joint venture was established in order to develop and sell a land development.

Segment Reporting

Following the Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ("Xenia") spin-off in 2015 and the Highlands REIT, Inc. ("Highlands") spin-off and sale of University House Communities Group, Inc. ("University House") in 2016, as disclosed in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, the Company no longer has a lodging, non-core or student housing segment, respectively, as previously reported. In addition, the Company disposed of its remaining non-core office property, 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, 2016, and the operations were classified as net income from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for all years presented.

The Company is now fully focused on investing in a multi-tenant retail platform as described above. The Company's properties have similar characteristics, such as tenant type and economic performance, are all retail properties, 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 December 31, 2017.