Share Options and Awards (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
	Minimum		Maximum
Dividend yield	0.0	%	5.5	%
Expected volatility (1)	18.5	%	20.4	%
Expected life (in years)	N/A		3
Risk-free interest rate	1.8	%	2.4	%

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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 Share Awards

A summary of the status of unvested share awards for the six months ended June 30, 2018 is as follows:

	Unvested Share Awards		Weighted Average  Grant Date Fair  Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2018	619,606		$	33.81
Granted:
Service-based awards	133,125		28.12
Market-based awards relative to FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center Index	60,909		29.69
Market-based awards relative to three-year absolute TSR	60,908		13.68
Trust manager awards	34,328		27.95
Vested	(226,348	)	33.63
Forfeited	(9,372	)	32.38
Outstanding, June 30, 2018	673,156		$	30.27