CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Gross revenues:
Rental	$ 103,559	$ 100,016
Tenant reimbursements	8,057	8,426
Total gross revenues	111,616	108,442
Expense applicable to revenues:
Depreciation and amortization	(43,127)	(40,274)
Property operating	(12,078)	(16,582)
General and administrative	(7,775)	(7,822)
Non-operating income	2,867	2,614
Interest and amortization expense	(22,893)	(23,003)
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net	(162)	10,375
Impairment charges	0	(1,139)
Gains on sales of properties	17,015	148
Income before provision for income taxes, equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities and discontinued operations	45,463	32,759
Provision for income taxes	(413)	(441)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities	5,742	366
Income from continuing operations	50,792	32,684
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	0	110
Gain on sale of property	0	1,577
Total discontinued operations	0	1,687
Net income	50,792	34,371
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,023)	(866)
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders	49,769	33,505
Allocation to participating securities	(90)	(104)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 48,107	$ 31,829
Income per common share – basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	232,642,803	232,525,675
Income per common share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.13
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (USD per share)	0.00	0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	238,885,171	232,957,265
Amounts attributable to common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 48,107	$ 30,142
Income from discontinued operations	0	1,687
Net income attributable to common shareholders	48,107	31,829
Series C [Member]
Discontinued operations:
Dividends attributable to preferred shares – Series C	$ (1,572)	$ (1,572)