CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY / PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Dividends/Distributions Per Share/Unit	$ 0.2300	$ 0.2300	$ 0.2175	$ 0.2175
First Industrial, L.P.
Dividends/Distributions Per Share/Unit	$ 0.2300	$ 0.2300	$ 0.2175	$ 0.2175

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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