Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investment Properties (Detail)

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Investment Properties (Detail)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 12, 2016
USD ($)
ft²
property
shares
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Investment properties at cost   $ 310,612,252   $ 310,612,252   $ 251,469,575
Land held for development   11,370,497   11,370,497   12,353,963
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization   (18,399,995)   (18,399,995)   (12,704,944)
Investment properties, net   292,212,257   292,212,257   238,764,631
Depreciation   1,997,732 $ 1,478,698 5,751,164 $ 3,600,673  
A-C Portfolio [Member] [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Number of retail properties acquired | property 14          
Acquisition Contract Price $ 71,000,000          
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares 888,889          
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 605,358          
Percentage Of Real Estate Areas Leased 92.00%          
Number Of Tenants At Property Acquisition Date | property 77          
Investment property $ 58,595,869          
Below Market Lease, Acquired (2,662,231)          
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired: 71,000,000          
Consideration paid with cash and debt 69,000,000          
Consideration paid with common units 2,000,000          
Total consideration 71,000,000          
Rental revenue   8,589,194 7,350,934 25,685,635 18,879,018  
Net loss   (1,597,272) (7,865,805) (9,210,053) (18,495,390)  
Net loss attributable to Wheeler REIT   (1,441,117) (7,105,404) (7,572,955) (16,420,232)  
Net loss attributable to Wheeler REIT common shareholders   $ (2,681,928) $ (22,509,817) $ (9,836,365) $ (102,180,970)  
Basic loss per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares   $ (0.04) $ (0.36) $ (0.15) $ (3.43)  
Diluted loss per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares   $ (0.04) $ (0.36) $ (0.15) $ (3.43)  
A-C Portfolio [Member] [Member] | Lease intangibles and other assets [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Assets acquired 12,124,143          
A-C Portfolio [Member] [Member] | Above Market Leases [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Assets acquired $ 2,942,219          
Darien Shopping Center [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 26,001          
Devine Street [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 38,464          
Folly Road [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 47,794          
Georgetown [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 29,572          
Ladson Crossing [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 52,607          
Lake Greenwood Crossing [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 47,546          
Lake Murray [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 39,218          
Litchfield Market Village [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 86,740          
Moncks Corner [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 26,800          
Ridgeland [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 20,029          
Shoppes at Myrtle Park [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 56,380          
South Lake [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 44,318          
South Park [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 60,874          
St. Matthews [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Area of grocery-anchored shopping center (in sqft) | ft² 29,015          
Land [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Investment properties at cost   $ 71,835,953   $ 71,835,953   50,777,143
Building and Improvements [Member]            
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]            
Investment properties at cost   $ 227,405,802   $ 227,405,802   $ 188,338,469