Share Options And Awards (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Market-Based Share Awards Assumptions

The fair value of the market-based share awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo valuation model based on the following assumptions:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Minimum		Maximum
Dividend yield	0.0	%	4.0	%
Expected volatility (1)	16.0	%	20.4	%
Expected life (in years)	N/A		3
Risk-free interest rate	0.5	%	0.9	%

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(1)    Includes the volatility of the FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center index and Weingarten Realty Investors.

Summary Of The Status Of Unvested Restricted Share Awards

A summary of the status of unvested restricted share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

	Unvested Restricted Share Awards		Weighted Average  Grant Date Fair  Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2016	589,906		$	32.05
Granted:
Service-based awards	114,654		34.45
Market-based awards relative to FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center Index	50,170		37.11
Market-based awards relative to three-year absolute TSR	50,170		24.20
Vested	(205,570	)	31.32
Forfeited	(2,506	)	34.48
Outstanding, March 31, 2016	596,824		$	32.52