Stock Based Compensation	6 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation	Jun. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock Based Compensation	STOCK BASED COMPENSATION WRIT maintains short-term ("STIP") and long-term ("LTIP") incentive plans that allow for stock-based awards to officers and non-officer employees. Stock based awards are provided to officers and non-officer employees, as well as trustees, under the Washington Real Estate Investment Trust 2007 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan which allows for awards in the form of restricted shares, restricted share units, options and other awards up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares over the ten year period in which the plan will be in effect. Restricted share units are converted into shares of our stock upon full vesting through the issuance of new shares. Total Compensation Expense Total compensation expense recognized in the consolidated financial statements for all outstanding share based awards was $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the 2013 and 2012 Quarters, respectively, and $2.4 million and $2.7 million for the 2013 and 2012 Periods, respectively. Restricted Share Awards During the 2013 Period, 102,966 restricted share grants were awarded at a weighted average grant date fair value of $26.98. The total fair values of restricted share grants vested was $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the 2013 and 2012 Periods, respectively. The total unvested restricted share awards at June 30, 2013 was 226,475 shares, which had a weighted average grant date fair value of $27.25 per share. As of June 30, 2013, the total compensation cost related to non-vested restricted share awards was $2.8 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 12 months. During the first quarter of 2013, our president and Chief Executive Officer announced his intention to retire from WRIT at the end of 2013. As such, we have entered into a separation and general release agreement with the executive dated July 23, 2013, the terms of which were previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 28, 2013. The agreement includes a modification to certain of his stock awards. In addition, the agreement provides for the payment of consulting fees during 2014 and 2015 totaling $0.5 million, which will be expensed during the fourth quarter of 2013.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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