Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. in October of 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 is taxed and operates in a manner that will allow the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. So long as it maintains its qualification as a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to stockholders. If the Company fails to continue to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, without the benefit of certain relief provisions, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and would not be able to re-elect REIT status during the four years following the year of the failure. The Company changed its name to InvenTrust Properties Corp. in April of 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, to partially own properties through joint ventures, and to own investments in marketable securities and other assets. The Company is now solely focused on owning, managing, acquiring, and developing a multi-tenant retail platform. As used throughout this Quarterly Report, 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 amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, and per square foot data. Any reference to number of properties, square feet, tenant and occupancy data are unaudited. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and all wholly owned subsidiaries and any consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs). 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 that 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, 2018, the Company's assets consisted of 63 retail properties, including two retail properties classified as consolidated VIEs. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's assets consisted of 70 retail properties. In addition, as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had significant investments in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which owns an interest in 14 and 15 retail properties, respectively, managed by the Company. The other joint venture owns land to be developed in Sacramento, California.

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The Company was incorporated as Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. in October of 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 is taxed and operates in a manner that will allow the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. So long as it maintains its qualification as a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to stockholders. If the Company fails to continue to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, without the benefit of certain relief provisions, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and would not be able to re-elect REIT status during the four years following the year of the failure.

The Company changed its name to InvenTrust Properties Corp. in April of 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, to partially own properties through joint ventures, and to own investments in marketable securities and other assets. The Company is now solely focused on owning, managing, acquiring, and developing a multi-tenant retail platform. As used throughout this Quarterly Report, 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 amounts are stated in thousands, except share, per share, and per square foot data. Any reference to number of properties, square feet, tenant and occupancy data are unaudited.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and all wholly owned subsidiaries and any consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs). 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 that 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, 2018, the Company's assets consisted of 63 retail properties, including two retail properties classified as consolidated VIEs. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's assets consisted of 70 retail properties. In addition, as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had significant investments in two operating real estate joint ventures, one of which owns an interest in 14 and 15 retail properties, respectively, managed by the Company. The other joint venture owns land to be developed in Sacramento, California.