Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Loans Payable - Additional Information (Details)

v3.22.2

Loans Payable - Additional Information (Details)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Loans Payable - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 17, 2022 USD ($) loan	Feb. 17, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense				$ 7,501,000	$ 5,215,000	$ 12,129,000	$ 14,176,000
Defeasance						$ 1,458,000	$ 687,000
Guggenheim Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of collateral real estate properties \| property				22		22
Convertible Notes \| 7.00% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense, adjusted for VWAP discount				$ 578,000		$ 1,160,000
Payment of interest expense (in shares) \| shares						432,994
Interest expense						$ 2,100,000
Secured Debt \| Guggenheim Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, percent	4.25%
Debt issued	$ 75,000,000
Debt instrument, amortization term	30 years
Number loans refinanced \| loan	11
Defeasance	$ 1,460,000
Rivergate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term (in years)						5 years
Interest rate, percent				4.25%		4.25%
Rivergate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, percent				4.25%		4.25%
Rivergate \| US Treasury (UST) Interest Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate						2.70%
Walnut Hill Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, percent				5.50%		5.50%
Repayments of debt		$ 1,340,000	$ 1,790,000

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