$FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust Stock $frt

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003490312000008 Filed on February 16, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
Revenue	$137.3M	$133.4M	$133.2M
YoY Change	0.98%	1.87%	2.24%
Cost Of Revenue	-$127.4M	$42.20M	$40.30M
YoY Change	-383.74%	8.48%	1.0%
Gross Profit	$264.7M	$91.20M	$92.90M
YoY Change	190.24%	-0.98%	2.77%
Gross Profit Margin	192.74%	68.34%	69.74%
Selling, General & Admin	-$17.40M	$5.900M	$6.000M
YoY Change	-394.92%	3.51%	13.21%
% of Gross Profit	-6.57%	6.47%	6.46%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$30.10M	$29.60M	$31.20M
YoY Change	5.61%	4.23%	5.41%
% of Gross Profit	11.37%	32.46%	33.58%
Operating Expenses	$435.2M	$77.55M	$37.10M
YoY Change	1191.39%	127.42%	6.3%
Operating Profit	$58.76M	$55.90M	$55.84M
YoY Change	2.19%	-3.63%	0.61%
Interest Expense	$75.90M	$25.30M	-$25.20M
YoY Change	-368.2%	-187.84%	0.0%
% of Operating Profit	129.17%	45.26%	-45.13%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$91.70M	$30.70M	$30.60M
YoY Change	-383.9%	6.6%	4.44%
Income Tax	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
% Of Pretax Income		0.0%	0.0%
Net Earnings	$32.82M	$29.64M	$31.11M
YoY Change	2.55%	8.18%	9.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue	23.9%	22.21%	23.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.53	$0.48	$0.50
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.53	$0.48	$0.50
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		61.22M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		61.36M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$15.80M	$9.200M	$23.60M
YoY Change	-88.33%	-97.75%	-86.13%
Cash & Equivalents	$15.80M	$9.174M	$23.60M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$110.7M	$105.6M	$86.90M
YoY Change	11.48%	10.58%	-0.34%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$69.00M	$74.40M	$72.80M
Other Receivables	$44.80M	$43.90M	$42.30M
Total Short-Term Assets	$240.3M	$233.1M	$225.6M
YoY Change	-32.35%	-62.67%	-39.76%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.824B	$2.835B	$2.818B
YoY Change	0.34%	0.75%	-0.02%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$51.60M	$51.80M	$51.90M
YoY Change	44.94%	79.86%	80.21%
Other Assets	$36.90M
YoY Change	434.78%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.919B	$2.894B	$2.878B
YoY Change	1.82%	1.34%	0.61%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$240.3M	$233.1M	$225.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.919B	$2.894B	$2.878B
Total Assets	$3.160B	$3.127B	$3.104B
YoY Change	-1.95%	-10.15%	-4.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$102.6M	$112.5M	$106.8M
YoY Change	-5.96%	1.9%	-2.73%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$47.90M	$21.00M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-87.52%	-94.53%
Long-Term Debt Due		$593.4M	$596.3M
YoY Change		-1.85%	-1.81%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$156.0M	$807.1M	$777.1M
YoY Change	-84.78%	-29.87%	-32.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.767B	$1.080B	$1.080B
YoY Change	89.97%	2.48%	19.31%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$55.30M	$53.30M	$52.30M
YoY Change	-4.33%	-13.05%	-18.28%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.822B	$1.133B	$1.132B
YoY Change	84.45%	1.62%	16.83%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$156.0M	$807.1M	$777.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.822B	$1.133B	$1.132B
Total Liabilities	$1.978B	$1.972B	$1.941B
YoY Change	-3.26%	-14.2%	-9.83%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$1.612B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.095B	$1.156B	$1.163B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.160B	$3.127B	$3.104B
YoY Change	-1.95%	-10.15%	-4.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$32.82M	$29.64M	$31.11M
YoY Change	2.55%	8.18%	9.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$30.10M	$29.60M	$31.20M
YoY Change	5.61%	4.23%	5.41%
Cash From Operating Activities	$77.00M	$50.40M	$71.30M
YoY Change	23.0%	5.0%	-3.12%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$72.00M	-$45.30M	-$17.40M
YoY Change	88.48%	96.1%	-19.82%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.800M	-$4.100M	-$19.20M
YoY Change	-56.32%	78.26%	700.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$75.80M	-$49.40M	-$36.70M
YoY Change	61.28%	95.26%	52.28%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	5.400M	-15.40M	-33.70M
YoY Change	-101.87%	-107.14%	-134.39%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	77.00M	50.40M	71.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-75.80M	-49.40M	-36.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	5.400M	-15.40M	-33.70M
Net Change In Cash	6.600M	-14.40M	900.0K
YoY Change	-102.42%	-106.04%	-99.39%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$77.00M	$50.40M	$71.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$72.00M	-$45.30M	-$17.40M
Free Cash Flow	$149.0M	$95.70M	$88.70M
YoY Change	47.82%	34.6%	-6.93%

Facts In Submission

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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	125851000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.00
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.95
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.59
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.94
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.59
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.99
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	2547000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	1976000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	18058000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	1776000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	17838000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	2547000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.03
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.29
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.04
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.04
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.03
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.29
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1808000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1060000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1322000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	324000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	832000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	255000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	-1888000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	-7079000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Other Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables	-7461000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	9753000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-879000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-14994000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Lease Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInLeaseAcquisitionCosts	10272000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Lease Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInLeaseAcquisitionCosts	8924000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Lease Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInLeaseAcquisitionCosts	12415000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	2824000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-2613000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	716000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Participating Nonvested Shares With Non Forfeitable Dividend Rights IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights	200000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Participating Nonvested Shares With Non Forfeitable Dividend Rights IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights	200000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Participating Nonvested Shares With Non Forfeitable Dividend Rights IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights	300000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	165000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	142000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	126000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	-5549000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	-6285000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	-8097000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	108167000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	106562000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	114330000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	101882000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	108781000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	98932000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	102106000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	95424000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified During Next12 Months Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet	3600000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	256000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	1894000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	218000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	51606000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	34352000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	15900000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	1978423000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	2333979000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	3159553000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	3659908000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Average Outstanding Amount LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount	47700000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Average Outstanding Amount LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount	23400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Average Outstanding Amount LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount	163500000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	265000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	172500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod	82000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Loans Assumed1 LoansAssumed1	308506000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Loans Assumed1 LoansAssumed1		USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Loans Assumed1 LoansAssumed1	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2036782000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	974363000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	204173000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	136921000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	204936000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	307838000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	208551000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	4789000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	4843000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	6868000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	24512000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	21032000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	2603000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	2320000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	2223000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	2538000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate MortgageLoansOnRealEstate	44813000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate MortgageLoansOnRealEstate	48336000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate MortgageLoansOnRealEstate	55967000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate MortgageLoansOnRealEstate	45780000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Amortization Of Premium MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium	-540000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Amortization Of Premium MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium	-311000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Amortization Of Premium MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium	-465000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Carrying Amount Of Mortgages MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages	44813000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Carrying Amount Of Mortgages MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages	55967000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal	464000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal	7598000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal	728000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Commercial And Consumer Net MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNet	44813000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Commercial And Consumer Net MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNet	55967000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Face Amount Of Mortgages MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages	58867000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Federal Income Tax Basis MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis	58900000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Rate MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate	0.099
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Rate MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate	0.092
CY2009	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate New Mortgage Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans	2759000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate New Mortgage Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans	130000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate New Mortgage Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans	14787000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNumberOfLoans	5	loan
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Number Of Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNumberOfLoans	4	loan
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Principal Amount Of Delinquent Loans MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePrincipalAmountOfDelinquentLoans	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Prior Liens MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens	35000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Federal Realty Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties. Our properties are located primarily in densely populated and affluent communities in strategically selected metropolitan markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States, as well as in California. As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2011</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we owned or had a majority interest in community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties which are operated as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">87</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> predominantly retail real estate projects.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We operate in a manner intended to enable us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. A REIT that distributes at least </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">90%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of its taxable income to its shareholders each year and meets certain other conditions is not taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders.</font></div></div>
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	3667000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-189239000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-9258000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-127341000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-187088000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-196369000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	256765000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	256735000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	244711000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	122790000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98304000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	143917000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29640000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	29220000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	34757000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	61182000	shares
CY2010Q4	frt	Accounts Receivable Straight Line Rents AccountsReceivableStraightLineRents	45600000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	47053000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	31114000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	31186000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	32816000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	30921000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5568000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5695000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5447000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	143376000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	122249000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	97763000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	32681000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	30979000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	29085000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	46917000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	30786000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	34622000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	31051000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	29504000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Decrease From Deconsolidation NoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDeconsolidation	420000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	4279000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable NotesPayable	97881000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable NotesPayable	295159000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Real Estate Properties NumberOfRealEstateProperties	87	properties
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CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	319040000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	325362000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	227697000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	229218000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	209529000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	58762000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	56373000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	58718000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	56757000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	55841000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	57334000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	57233000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	55897000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	59747000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	1612000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	1504000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	1559000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	1609000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	1620000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	51843000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	2810144000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	407213000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears	231792000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	57133000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	103557000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears	277155000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears	321418000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears	369253000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter	1203313000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3940000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost Of Operating Revenue OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue	8834000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Cost Of Operating Revenue OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue	6778000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Cost Of Operating Revenue OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue	7858000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3871000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-5265000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-4099000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	12849000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	14545000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	9260000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Partners Capital Account Units PartnersCapitalAccountUnits	360314	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	38681000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	50540000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	26000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Real Estate Partnership Investment Net PaymentsForProceedsFromRealEstatePartnershipInvestmentNet	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Real Estate Partnership Investment Net PaymentsForProceedsFromRealEstatePartnershipInvestmentNet	-34617000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Real Estate Partnership Investment Net PaymentsForProceedsFromRealEstatePartnershipInvestmentNet	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	5346000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	6223000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	8023000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	16930000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	7020000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	6947000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	10531000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Percentage Rent PercentageRent	6358000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Percentage Rent PercentageRent	7576000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Percentage Rent PercentageRent	6492000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage	0.05417
CY2010	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage	0.05417
CY2009	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage	0.05417
CY2010	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	541000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	541000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	541000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference PreferredStockLiquidationPreference	25
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference PreferredStockLiquidationPreference	25
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference PreferredStockLiquidationPreference	25
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	15000000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	15000000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	399896	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	399896	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	399896	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	399896	shares
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	399896	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	9997000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	9997000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets	106859000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets	110686000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Distributions Received From Real Estate Partnerships ProceedsFromDistributionsReceivedFromRealEstatePartnerships	594000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Distributions Received From Real Estate Partnerships ProceedsFromDistributionsReceivedFromRealEstatePartnerships	1070000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Distributions Received From Real Estate Partnerships ProceedsFromDistributionsReceivedFromRealEstatePartnerships	237000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	6610000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	156862000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	115502000	USD
CY2009Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	110000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities Net ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet	526617000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities Net ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet	272193000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities Net ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet	9950000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Senior Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt	147534000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Senior Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Senior Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt	148457000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	23695000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	2122000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	7200000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	7100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	1300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	900000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	103872000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	149612000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	128237000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	34305000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	32384000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	30554000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	36471000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	48302000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	32455000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	31010000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	32368000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	2649000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	6488000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	6396000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	1035204000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	1127588000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	846258000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	938087000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	103698000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	114180000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	108261000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAccumulatedDepreciation	1127588000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Amount Of Encumbrances RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances	589441000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Amount Of Encumbrances RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances	810616000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Amount Of Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfBuildingsAndImprovements	3511949000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Amount Of Land RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLand	922595000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Amount Of Land And Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCarryingAmountOfLandAndBuildingsAndImprovements	4434544000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Costs Capitalized Subsequent To Acquisition Carrying Costs RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionCarryingCosts	1998127000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Of Buildings And Improvements RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfBuildingsAndImprovements	1517305000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Of Land RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand	919112000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Federal Income Tax Basis RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis	3900000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	4434544000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	3895942000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	3759234000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	3673685000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Heldforsale RealEstateHeldforsale	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	147793000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Heldforsale RealEstateHeldforsale	36894000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	97129000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	93304000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Insurance RealEstateInsurance	5054000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Insurance RealEstateInsurance	5282000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Real Estate Insurance RealEstateInsurance	4865000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation	1127588000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAccumulatedDepreciation	1035204000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property At Cost RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost	4434544000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property At Cost RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost	3895942000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Net RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet	3306956000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investment Property Net RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet	2860738000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	34855000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	34485000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	439061000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	57866000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	58663000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	60620000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	65362000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	85325000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	57325000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Rental Properties RentalProperties	3695848000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Rental Properties RentalProperties	4240708000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	262340000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	91952000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	337221000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Senior Debt RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt	75000000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Repayments Of Senior Debt RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt	175867000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Senior Debt RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	541797000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	553059000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	141466000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	136279000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	137801000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	137650000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	133216000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	133446000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	137334000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	137664000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	68.07
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Secured Debt SecuredDebt	529501000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Security Deposit Liability SecurityDepositLiability	12221000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Security Deposit Liability SecurityDepositLiability	11751000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Senior Notes SeniorNotes	1079827000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Senior Notes SeniorNotes	1004635000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Service Management Costs ServiceManagementCosts	14989000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Service Management Costs ServiceManagementCosts	14641000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Service Management Costs ServiceManagementCosts	14342000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	5742000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	7584000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	6194000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	81.94
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	270793	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	74.00
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	68.51
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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.3000
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.2860
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0190
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0160
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	286054	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	64.49
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	5600000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	4600000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	4200000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	64.02
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	2500	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0.00
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.77
CY2009	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	7.62
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	15423000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	757424	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	517653	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	61.08
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	62.09
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	7562000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	5.9
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CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan	50888	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan	34401	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan	28823	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	237271	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueDividendReinvestmentPlan	2728000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueDividendReinvestmentPlan	2544000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Dividend Reinvestment Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueDividendReinvestmentPlan	2374000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	14000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	110016000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	139298000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Accounts Receivable Straight Line Rents AccountsReceivableStraightLineRents	50500000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	15190000	USD
CY2011	frt	Accrual Carrying Value Loss Contingency Provision AccrualCarryingValueLossContingencyProvision	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Accrual Carrying Value Loss Contingency Provision AccrualCarryingValueLossContingencyProvision	-250000	USD
CY2009	frt	Accrual Carrying Value Loss Contingency Provision AccrualCarryingValueLossContingencyProvision	15690000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization Consolidated Variable Interest Entities AccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortizationConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	4991000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	4052000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	2758000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1216092000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1094736000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1115768000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1240604000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1084569000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1151738000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	-9427000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	-8035000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	4742000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	300000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Net Income TemporaryEquityNetIncome	2986000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Net Income TemporaryEquityNetIncome	3492000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	8035000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	9427000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Tenant Reimbursements TenantReimbursements	107008000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Tenant Reimbursements TenantReimbursements	103498000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Tenant Reimbursements TenantReimbursements	106347000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, referred to as “GAAP,” requires management to make estimates and assumptions that in certain circumstances affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses. These estimates are prepared using management’s best judgment, after considering past, current and expected events and economic conditions. Actual results could differ from these estimates.</font></div></div>
CY2009	us-gaap	Utilities Costs UtilitiesCosts	17926000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Utilities Costs UtilitiesCosts	18823000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Utilities Costs UtilitiesCosts	18545000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	59830000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	61324000	shares
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CY2011	frt	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Shares EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedShares	705000	USD
CY2009	frt	Acquisition Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction AcquisitionOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	30100000	USD
CY2010	frt	Acquisition Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction AcquisitionOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Acquisition Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction AcquisitionOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Adjustment Depreciation And Amortization AdjustmentDepreciationAndAmortization	119817000	USD
CY2009	frt	Adjustment Depreciation And Amortization AdjustmentDepreciationAndAmortization	115093000	USD
CY2011	frt	Adjustment Depreciation And Amortization AdjustmentDepreciationAndAmortization	126568000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Assets Held For Disposal From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities AssetsHeldForDisposalFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	0	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Assets Held For Disposal From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities AssetsHeldForDisposalFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	18311000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Balance Sheet Impact Of Reclassification BalanceSheetImpactOfReclassification	65000000	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid And Share Of Debt Assumed BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityCashPaidAndShareOfDebtAssumed	46700000	USD
CY2010	frt	Capital Expenditures Development Redevelopment CapitalExpendituresDevelopmentRedevelopment	50414000	USD
CY2011	frt	Capital Expenditures Development Redevelopment CapitalExpendituresDevelopmentRedevelopment	91922000	USD
CY2009	frt	Capital Expenditures Development Redevelopment CapitalExpendituresDevelopmentRedevelopment	76079000	USD
CY2010	frt	Capital Lease Obligation Extinguishment CapitalLeaseObligationExtinguishment	1031000	USD
CY2011	frt	Capital Lease Obligation Extinguishment CapitalLeaseObligationExtinguishment	0	USD
CY2009	frt	Capital Lease Obligation Extinguishment CapitalLeaseObligationExtinguishment	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Commercial Property Lease Term Maximum CommercialPropertyLeaseTermMaximum	10
CY2011	frt	Commercial Property Lease Term Minimum CommercialPropertyLeaseTermMinimum	3
CY2009Q3	frt	Common Stock Issued Per Share CommonStockIssuedPerShare	57.50
CY2009	frt	Common Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate CommonStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2010	frt	Common Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate CommonStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2011	frt	Common Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate CommonStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2011	frt	Conversion And Redemption Of Operating Partnership Units ConversionAndRedemptionOfOperatingPartnershipUnits	151000	USD
CY2009	frt	Conversion And Redemption Of Operating Partnership Units ConversionAndRedemptionOfOperatingPartnershipUnits	86000	USD
CY2010	frt	Conversion And Redemption Of Operating Partnership Units ConversionAndRedemptionOfOperatingPartnershipUnits	137000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Convertible Preferred Stock Conversion Price Per Share ConvertiblePreferredStockConversionPricePerShare	104.69
CY2010	frt	Deferred Ground Rent Liability Extinguishment DeferredGroundRentLiabilityExtinguishment	8832000	USD
CY2009	frt	Deferred Ground Rent Liability Extinguishment DeferredGroundRentLiabilityExtinguishment	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Deferred Ground Rent Liability Extinguishment DeferredGroundRentLiabilityExtinguishment	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Depreciation Expense Real Estate DepreciationExpenseRealEstate	108300000	USD
CY2011	frt	Depreciation Expense Real Estate DepreciationExpenseRealEstate	114200000	USD
CY2009	frt	Depreciation Expense Real Estate DepreciationExpenseRealEstate	103700000	USD
CY2011	frt	Discontinued Operation Gain On Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity DiscontinuedOperationGainOnDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity	2026000	USD
CY2009	frt	Discontinued Operation Gain On Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity DiscontinuedOperationGainOnDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Discontinued Operation Gain On Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity DiscontinuedOperationGainOnDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Dividends Paid To Common And Preferred Shareholders DividendsPaidToCommonAndPreferredShareholders	163120000	USD
CY2009	frt	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Shares EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedShares	510000	USD
CY2009	frt	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Liabilities Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetLiabilitiesAmortizationExpense	1700000	USD
CY2011	frt	Dividends Paid To Common And Preferred Shareholders DividendsPaidToCommonAndPreferredShareholders	169254000	USD
CY2009	frt	Dividends Paid To Common And Preferred Shareholders DividendsPaidToCommonAndPreferredShareholders	156100000	USD
CY2010	frt	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Shares EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedShares	572000	USD
CY2011	frt	Number Of Segments NumberOfSegments	1
CY2011Q4	frt	Number Of Share Based Compensation Plans NumberOfShareBasedCompensationPlans	3
CY2011	frt	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Liabilities Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetLiabilitiesAmortizationExpense	1400000	USD
CY2010	frt	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Liabilities Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetLiabilitiesAmortizationExpense	1600000	USD
CY2011	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Basic Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerBasicShare
CY2010	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Basic Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerBasicShare	0.01
CY2009	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Basic Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerBasicShare
CY2011	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Diluted Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerDilutedShare
CY2009	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Diluted Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerDilutedShare
CY2010	frt	Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Per Diluted Share GainOnSaleOfRealEstatePerDilutedShare	0.01
CY2009	frt	Ground Rent Expense GroundRentExpense	4458000	USD
CY2011	frt	Ground Rent Expense GroundRentExpense	2047000	USD
CY2010	frt	Ground Rent Expense GroundRentExpense	3049000	USD
CY2010	frt	Hedging Instruments Outstanding HedgingInstrumentsOutstanding	0
CY2009	frt	Hedging Instruments Outstanding HedgingInstrumentsOutstanding	0
CY2009	frt	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available For Common Shareholders IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableForCommonShareholders	94706000	USD
CY2010	frt	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available For Common Shareholders IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableForCommonShareholders	119491000	USD
CY2011	frt	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available For Common Shareholders IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableForCommonShareholders	124833000	USD
CY2011	frt	Increase Decrease In Security Deposits And Other Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInSecurityDepositsAndOtherLiabilities	-5642000	USD
CY2010	frt	Increase Decrease In Security Deposits And Other Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInSecurityDepositsAndOtherLiabilities	743000	USD
CY2009	frt	Increase Decrease In Security Deposits And Other Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInSecurityDepositsAndOtherLiabilities	710000	USD
CY2011	frt	Investments Classified As Cash And Cash Equivalents Initial Maturity InvestmentsClassifiedAsCashAndCashEquivalentsInitialMaturity	P3M
CY2011	frt	Issuance And Repayments Of Mortgage And Other Notes Receivable Net IssuanceAndRepaymentsOfMortgageAndOtherNotesReceivableNet	-9630000	USD
CY2010	frt	Issuance And Repayments Of Mortgage And Other Notes Receivable Net IssuanceAndRepaymentsOfMortgageAndOtherNotesReceivableNet	13895000	USD
CY2009	frt	Issuance And Repayments Of Mortgage And Other Notes Receivable Net IssuanceAndRepaymentsOfMortgageAndOtherNotesReceivableNet	1503000	USD
CY2010	frt	Liability Assumed Through Exchange Transaction LiabilityAssumedThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2009	frt	Liability Assumed Through Exchange Transaction LiabilityAssumedThroughExchangeTransaction	5000000	USD
CY2011	frt	Liability Assumed Through Exchange Transaction LiabilityAssumedThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Line Of Credit Facility Weighted Average Interest Rate Before Amortization Of Debt Fees LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateBeforeAmortizationOfDebtFees	0.0096
CY2010	frt	Line Of Credit Facility Weighted Average Interest Rate Before Amortization Of Debt Fees LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateBeforeAmortizationOfDebtFees	0.0070
CY2009	frt	Line Of Credit Facility Weighted Average Interest Rate Before Amortization Of Debt Fees LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateBeforeAmortizationOfDebtFees	0.0140
CY2010	frt	Litigation Provision LitigationProvision	330000	USD
CY2011	frt	Litigation Provision LitigationProvision	0	USD
CY2009	frt	Litigation Provision LitigationProvision	16355000	USD
CY2011	frt	Minimum Percentage Of Taxable Income Distributed To Shareholders MinimumPercentageOfTaxableIncomeDistributedToShareholders	0.9000
CY2010	frt	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Consolidation Of Vie MortgageLoansOnRealEstateConsolidationOfVie	18311000	USD
CY2011	frt	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Deconsolidation Of Vie MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDeconsolidationOfVie	18311000	USD
CY2009	frt	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Loan Fee MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanFee	15000	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Mortgage Payable From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities MortgagePayableFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	22785000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Mortgage Payable From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities MortgagePayableFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	207683000	USD
CY2010	frt	Net Income Available For Common Shareholders Basic And Diluted NetIncomeAvailableForCommonShareholdersBasicAndDiluted	121677000	USD
CY2011	frt	Net Income Available For Common Shareholders Basic And Diluted NetIncomeAvailableForCommonShareholdersBasicAndDiluted	142671000	USD
CY2009	frt	Net Income Available For Common Shareholders Basic And Diluted NetIncomeAvailableForCommonShareholdersBasicAndDiluted	97253000	USD
CY2009	frt	Noncash Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity NoncashDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Noncash Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity NoncashDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity	18311000	USD
CY2010	frt	Noncash Deconsolidation Of Variable Interest Entity NoncashDeconsolidationOfVariableInterestEntity		USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Number Of Leases NumberOfLeases	2500	lease
CY2011	frt	Number Of Properties Exceeding Segment Reporting Threshold NumberOfPropertiesExceedingSegmentReportingThreshold	0	properties
CY2011Q4	frt	Number Of States In Which Entity Has Properties NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityHasProperties	13	state
CY2011Q4	frt	Operating Partnership Units Fair Value OperatingPartnershipUnitsFairValue	32700000	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Operating Real Estate From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities OperatingRealEstateFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	78846000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Operating Real Estate From Consolidated Variable Interest Entities OperatingRealEstateFromConsolidatedVariableInterestEntities	271468000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Other Liabilities And Deferred Credits OtherLiabilitiesAndDeferredCredits	62621000	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Other Liabilities And Deferred Credits OtherLiabilitiesAndDeferredCredits	55348000	USD
CY2010	frt	Other Rental Income OtherRentalIncome	8866000	USD
CY2011	frt	Other Rental Income OtherRentalIncome	9020000	USD
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CY2011Q4	frt	Percent Of Annualized Base Rent Maximum PercentOfAnnualizedBaseRentMaximum	0.025
CY2010	frt	Preferred Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate PreferredStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2009	frt	Preferred Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate PreferredStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2011	frt	Preferred Stock Ordinary Dividends Tax Rate PreferredStockOrdinaryDividendsTaxRate	0.15
CY2010	frt	Proceeds From Repayments Of Credit Facility ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCreditFacility	76550000	USD
CY2011	frt	Proceeds From Repayments Of Credit Facility ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCreditFacility	-81159000	USD
CY2009	frt	Proceeds From Repayments Of Credit Facility ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCreditFacility	-123500000	USD
CY2009	frt	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	25100000	USD
CY2010	frt	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2011	frt	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Through Exchange Transaction ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateThroughExchangeTransaction	0	USD
CY2009	frt	Profit Loss Excluding Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	100654000	USD
CY2011	frt	Profit Loss Excluding Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	146120000	USD
CY2010	frt	Profit Loss Excluding Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	125251000	USD
CY2011	frt	Property Payroll Expense PropertyPayrollExpense	8080000	USD
CY2009	frt	Property Payroll Expense PropertyPayrollExpense	7770000	USD
CY2010	frt	Property Payroll Expense PropertyPayrollExpense	7909000	USD
CY2009	frt	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDispositionsAndRetirements	11869000	USD
CY2011	frt	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDispositionsAndRetirements	21796000	USD
CY2010	frt	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDispositionsAndRetirements	11144000	USD
CY2010	frt	Real Estate Consolidation Of Vie RealEstateConsolidationOfVie	18311000	USD
CY2011	frt	Real Estate Deconsolidation Of Vie RealEstateDeconsolidationOfVie	18311000	USD
CY2011	frt	Real Estate Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateDispositionsAndRetirements	29941000	USD
CY2010	frt	Real Estate Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateDispositionsAndRetirements	13587000	USD
CY2009	frt	Real Estate Dispositions And Retirements RealEstateDispositionsAndRetirements	42240000	USD
CY2011Q4	frt	Reclassification Impact To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ReclassificationImpactToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	65000000	USD
CY2011	frt	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Contributions RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsContributions	10064000	USD
CY2010	frt	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Contributions RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsContributions	0	USD
CY2010	frt	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Distributions RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsDistributions	2984000	USD
CY2011	frt	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Distributions RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsDistributions	3020000	USD
CY2009	frt	Rental Income RentalIncome	510777000	USD
CY2011	frt	Rental Income RentalIncome	538701000	USD
CY2010	frt	Rental Income RentalIncome	522651000	USD
CY2011	frt	Residential Property Lease Term Maximum ResidentialPropertyLeaseTermMaximum	1
CY2011	frt	Residual Profit Maxiumum ResidualProfitMaxiumum	0.50
CY2010	frt	Revenue Mortgage Interest RevenueMortgageInterest	4601000	USD
CY2011	frt	Revenue Mortgage Interest RevenueMortgageInterest	5098000	USD
CY2009	frt	Revenue Mortgage Interest RevenueMortgageInterest	4943000	USD
CY2009	frt	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	5400000	USD
CY2010	frt	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	4600000	USD
CY2011	frt	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	5700000	USD
CY2011	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2011	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2011	frt	Schedule Of Minimum Rents Components Table Textblock ScheduleOfMinimumRentsComponentsTableTextblock	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Minimum rents include the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="12" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="62%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="11" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Year Ended December 31,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2010</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2009</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="11" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">(In millions)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Straight-line rents</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">5.7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">5.4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Net amortization of above and below market leases</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.6</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div>
CY2009	frt	Share Based Compensation Expense Net Value ShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetValue	7139000	USD
CY2010	frt	Share Based Compensation Expense Net Value ShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetValue	6487000	USD
CY2011	frt	Share Based Compensation Expense Net Value ShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetValue	8247000	USD
CY2011	frt	Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition ShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition	5.1
CY2011Q4	frt	Split Dollar Insurance Premiums Paid SplitDollarInsurancePremiumsPaid	4600000	USD
CY2010Q4	frt	Split Dollar Insurance Premiums Paid SplitDollarInsurancePremiumsPaid	4600000	USD
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2011
CY2011	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-12-31
CY2011	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2011	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000034903
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	63672252	shares
CY2011	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2011	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2011Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	5300000000	USD
CY2011	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
CY2011	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2011	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2011	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	FRT

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