CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net Income	$ 125,684	$ 76,705	$ 51,005
Mark-to-Market Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Protection Agreements	4,849	(9,155)	(12,279)
Reclassification of Fair Value of Interest Rate Protection Agreements (See Note 12)	0	12,990	0
Amortization of Interest Rate Protection Agreements	390	524	1,358
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	0	15	(93)
Comprehensive Income	130,923	81,079	39,991
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(4,638)	(3,069)	(1,467)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Stockholders/Unitholders	126,285	78,010	38,524
First Industrial, L.P.
Net Income	125,684	76,820	51,257
Mark-to-Market Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Protection Agreements	4,849	(9,155)	(12,279)
Reclassification of Fair Value of Interest Rate Protection Agreements (See Note 12)	0	12,990	0
Amortization of Interest Rate Protection Agreements	390	524	1,358
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	0	(26)	(93)
Comprehensive Income	130,923	81,153	40,243
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(137)	(138)	(72)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Stockholders/Unitholders	$ 130,786	$ 81,015	$ 40,171