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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2012
Jul. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 15, 2014
Aug. 01, 2014
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]              
Estimated useful lives of buildings     40 years        
Maturity period of highly liquid investments     three months or less        
Allowances for doubtful accounts   $ 185,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable   $ 414,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable      
Deferred financing cost       6,189,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet     0us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Derivative financial instruments             0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Rent adjustment (decreased) increased revenue   (1,121,000)fur_AmountOfRentalAdjustmentUnderStraightLineOperatingLease   (669,000)fur_AmountOfRentalAdjustmentUnderStraightLineOperatingLease 2,177,000fur_AmountOfRentalAdjustmentUnderStraightLineOperatingLease    
Straight line rent receivables       19,760,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNet      
Percentage of taxable income distributed to shareholders     90.00%fur_MinimumPercentageOfTaxableIncomeRequireToDistributeToQualifyAsReit        
Maximum TRS stock, as a percentage of Trust's total assets     25.00%fur_MaximumPercentageOfAggregateAssetsValueForTrsStockToQualifyAsReit        
Income tax expense     0fur_IncomeTaxExpenseRelatedToUncertainTaxBenefits        
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, net     0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet        
Maximum percentage of stock to assets     0.00%fur_MaximumPercentageOfStockToAssets        
Net proceeds 77,563,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfRedeemablePreferredStock       77,563,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfRedeemablePreferredStock    
Preferred Shares outstanding       4,820,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding      
Liquidating distribution per preferred share       $ 25us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference      
Liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends           $ 25.00fur_LiquidationPreferenceIncludingAccruedUnpaidDividends  
Restricted common shares issued       600,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures      
Series D Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest [Member]              
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]              
Number of Shares Issued / Repurchased 3,220,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Price of Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares $ 25.0385us-gaap_SharePrice
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Preferred Shares, par value $ 1us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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Preferred Shares outstanding   4,820,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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  4,820,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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Liquidating distribution per preferred share           $ 25.4815us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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Overstatement of Other Liabilities [Member]              
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]              
Out of period adjustment amount     1,300,000us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount
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Overstatement of Depreciation Expense [Member]              
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]              
Out of period adjustment amount     21,000us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount
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Overstatement of Building [Member]              
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]              
Out of period adjustment amount     $ 1,300,000us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount
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