Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 30, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		83,323,574
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001286043
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
KRG, LP [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	KITE REALTY GROUP, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001636315
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer