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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 ft² ShoppingCenter AnchorTenant
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Rental revenues lost and not recognized	$ 6.7	$ 11.9
Agreements entered into with general contractors for the construction or redevelopment of shopping centers			$ 8.1
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 13.2
Employee Severance [Member] \| General and Administrative [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Separation charge	$ 4.6	$ 17.9
Retail Value Inc. [Member] \| Puerto Rico [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of properties owned \| ShoppingCenter				12
Gross leasable area of properties owned \| ft²				4,400,000
Retail Value Inc. [Member] \| Puerto Rico [Member] \| Loss from Catastrophes [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of assets sustained varying degrees of damage \| ShoppingCenter				11
Retail Value Inc. [Member] \| Puerto Rico [Member] \| Loss from Catastrophes [Member] \| Plaza Palma Real [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of properties owned that was severely damaged \| ShoppingCenter				1
Number of anchor tenants unaffected by hurricane \| AnchorTenant				2