Share Options and Awards (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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, 2019
	Minimum		Maximum
Dividend yield	0.0	%	5.5	%
Expected volatility (1)	19.3	%	21.3	%
Expected life (in years)	N/A		3
Risk-free interest rate	2.4	%	2.6	%

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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 three months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Unvested Share Awards		Weighted Average  Grant Date Fair  Value
Outstanding, January 1, 2019	674,293		$	30.26
Granted:
Service-based awards	177,755		28.58
Market-based awards relative to FTSE NAREIT U.S. Shopping Center Index	80,848		30.20
Market-based awards relative to three-year absolute TSR	80,847		32.91
Vested	(196,635	)	32.55
Forfeited	(3,703	)	30.49
Outstanding, March 31, 2019	813,405		$	29.59