Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Parenthetical) (Detail)

Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	$ 94,562,503	$ 31,843,503
Harps at Harbor Point [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	3,330,000
Lumber River Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,980,000
Monarch Bank Building [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	1,480,000
Perimeter Square [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	4,420,000
Riversedge North [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,060,000
Shoppes at TJ Maxx [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	6,410,000
Shoppes at Eagle Harbor [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	3,900,000
Twin City Commons [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	3,300,000
Walnut Hill Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	3,460,000
Bixby Commons [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	6,700,000
Tampa Festival [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	8,860,000
Forrest Gallery [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	9,070,000
Jenks Reasors [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	8,550,000
Starbucks/Verizon [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	621,000
Winslow Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	5,000,000
Clover Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,100,000
St George Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,650,000
South Square [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,160,000
Westland Square [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	2,760,000
Waterway Plaza [Member]
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Line Items]
Mortgage note	$ 2,700,000