Organization and Formation of Partnership - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013 State Property sqft Venture	Dec. 31, 2012
Organization And Formation Of Company [Line Items]
Ownership interest of sole general partner	96.00%	95.50%
General partner preferred units liquidation preference	$ 75,000	$ 225,000
Ownership interest of limited partners	4.00%	4.50%
Number of joint ventures	2
Number of industrial properties owned	587
Number of states in which industrial properties are located	24
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties owned	54,900,000
Other Real Estate Partnerships
Organization And Formation Of Company [Line Items]
Minimum ownership interest in limited partnerships	99.00%
Minimum ownership interest of limited partnerships	0.01%
Number of industrial properties owned	65
Gross leasable area (GLA) of industrial properties owned	8,100,000
2007 Europe Joint Venture
Organization And Formation Of Company [Line Items]
Number of industrial properties owned	0