ORGANIZATION	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and it intends to continue to operate in such manner. Substantially all of the Company’s business is expected to be conducted through KBS Limited Partnership III (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns a 0.1% partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. KBS REIT Holdings III LLC (“REIT Holdings III”), the limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owns the remaining 99.9% interest in the Operating Partnership and is its sole limited partner. The Company is the sole member and manager of REIT Holdings III. Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the business of the Company is externally managed by KBS Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to an advisory agreement the Company entered into with the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). On January 26, 2010, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the Advisor at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. As of June 30, 2015, the Advisor owned 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company has invested in and intends to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. The Company’s primary investment focus is core office properties located throughout the United States, though the Company may also invest in industrial and retail properties. The Company’s core property focus in the U.S. office sector has reflected a more value-creating core strategy, and based on the current market outlook, it expects to continue this strategy. In many cases, these properties have slightly higher (10% to 15%) vacancy rates and/or higher near-term lease rollover at acquisition than more conservative value-maintaining core properties. All such real estate assets may be acquired directly by the Company or the Operating Partnership, though the Company may invest in other entities that make similar investments. The Company also currently expects to allocate between 0 and 20% of its portfolio to real estate-related investments such as mortgage loans. As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned 22 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and one first mortgage loan secured by a deed of trust. On February 4, 2010, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of up to 280,000,000 shares, or up to $2,760,000,000 of shares, of common stock for sale to the public (the “Offering”), of which up to 80,000,000 shares, or up to $760,000,000 of shares, are being offered pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The SEC declared the Company’s registration statement effective on October 26, 2010, and the Company retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Company, to serve as the dealer manager of the Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement, as amended and restated (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). As described above, the Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the Offering to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. On March 24, 2011, the Company broke escrow in the Offering and through June 30, 2015, the Company had sold 175,151,056 shares of common stock for gross offering proceeds of $1.8 billion, including 7,379,846 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $72.0 million. The Company ceased offering shares of common stock in the primary Offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary Offering on July 28, 2015. Additionally, on October 3, 2014, the Company issued 258,462 shares of common stock for $2.4 million in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company continues to offer shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, the Company will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue the dividend reinvestment plan offering. The Company may terminate its dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had redeemed 1,110,901 shares sold in the Offering for $10.7 million.

ORGANIZATION

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on December 22, 2009 as a Maryland corporation that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and it intends to continue to operate in such manner. Substantially all of the Company’s business is expected to be conducted through KBS Limited Partnership III (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns a 0.1% partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. KBS REIT Holdings III LLC (“REIT Holdings III”), the limited partner of the Operating Partnership, owns the remaining 99.9% interest in the Operating Partnership and is its sole limited partner. The Company is the sole member and manager of REIT Holdings III.

Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the business of the Company is externally managed by KBS Capital Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to an advisory agreement the Company entered into with the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”). On January 26, 2010, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock to the Advisor at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. As of June 30, 2015, the Advisor owned 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company has invested in and intends to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments. The Company’s primary investment focus is core office properties located throughout the United States, though the Company may also invest in industrial and retail properties. The Company’s core property focus in the U.S. office sector has reflected a more value-creating core strategy, and based on the current market outlook, it expects to continue this strategy. In many cases, these properties have slightly higher (10% to 15%) vacancy rates and/or higher near-term lease rollover at acquisition than more conservative value-maintaining core properties. All such real estate assets may be acquired directly by the Company or the Operating Partnership, though the Company may invest in other entities that make similar investments. The Company also currently expects to allocate between 0 and 20% of its portfolio to real estate-related investments such as mortgage loans. As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned 22 office properties, one mixed-use office/retail property and one first mortgage loan secured by a deed of trust.

On February 4, 2010, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a minimum of 250,000 shares and a maximum of up to 280,000,000 shares, or up to $2,760,000,000 of shares, of common stock for sale to the public (the “Offering”), of which up to 80,000,000 shares, or up to $760,000,000 of shares, are being offered pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The SEC declared the Company’s registration statement effective on October 26, 2010, and the Company retained KBS Capital Markets Group LLC (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Company, to serve as the dealer manager of the Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement, as amended and restated (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). As described above, the Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the Offering to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate investments.

On March 24, 2011, the Company broke escrow in the Offering and through June 30, 2015, the Company had sold 175,151,056 shares of common stock for gross offering proceeds of $1.8 billion, including 7,379,846 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan for gross offering proceeds of $72.0 million. The Company ceased offering shares of common stock in the primary Offering on May 29, 2015 and terminated the primary Offering on July 28, 2015.

Additionally, on October 3, 2014, the Company issued 258,462 shares of common stock for $2.4 million in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

The Company continues to offer shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan. In some states, the Company will need to renew the registration statement annually or file a new registration statement to continue the dividend reinvestment plan offering. The Company may terminate its dividend reinvestment plan offering at any time.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had redeemed 1,110,901 shares sold in the Offering for $10.7 million.