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Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
property
Dec. 31, 2014
May 04, 2015
property
May 08, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Number of acquired centers 2us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired      
Gross acquisition purchase price $ 92,100,000wri_GrossPaymentsToAcquireRealEstate      
Number of operating properties sold 3wri_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesSold      
Proceeds from sale and disposition of property 34,600,000wri_GrossProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstate      
6.5% Series F Preferred Shares [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Preferred shares dividend percentage 6.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesFPreferredStockMember
6.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesFPreferredStockMember
   
Subsequent Event [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Number of acquired centers     1us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
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Gross acquisition purchase price     53,500,000wri_GrossPaymentsToAcquireRealEstate
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Number of operating properties sold     2wri_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesSold
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Proceeds from sale and disposition of property     9,300,000wri_GrossProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstate
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= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Subsequent Event [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Number of forward interest rate contracts     2us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
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= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Derivative, notional amount     215,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Subsequent Event [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Derivative, Remaining Maturity     10 years  
Derivative, fixed Interest rate     2.00%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | 6.5% Series F Preferred Shares [Member]        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Preferred shares settled       150,000,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesFPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Redemption costs of preferred shares       $ 9,800,000us-gaap_OtherPreferredStockDividendsAndAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesFPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember