Consolidated Statement of Partners' Capital - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Total

Officer [Member]

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

Officer [Member]

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

Limited Partner’s Capital

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

ROIC Capital

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

ROIC Capital

Officer [Member]

^[2]

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Two Thousand and Nine Stock Plan [Member]

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

ROIC Capital

Common Stock

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

Common Stock

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership L.P.

ROIC Capital

^[2]

Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]

Total (in shares)

12,195,603

^[1]

99,531,034

^[2]

Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015

12,195,603

^[1]

99,531,034

^[2]

Balance at Dec. 31, 2015

$ 1,131,342

$ 94,671

^[1]

$ 1,043,414

^[2]

$ (6,743)

Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]

OP units issued under the 2009 Plan (in shares)

^[2]

337,556

Repurchase of OP Units (in shares)

^[2]

(76,262)

Repurchase of OP Units

$ (1,368)

(1,368)

$ (1,368)

^[2]

Cancellation of restricted stock (in shares)

^[2]

(7,332)

Stock based compensation expense

3,650

$ 3,650

^[2]

Issuance of OP Units (in shares)

2,434,833

^[1]

8,757,254

Issuance of OP Units

$ 48,175

48,175

$ 48,175

^[1]

Equity redemption of OP Units (in shares)

613,762

(613,762)

^[1]

613,762

^[2]

OP Unit redemption

$ 12,982

12,982

$ (12,982)

^[1]

$ 12,982

^[2]

Cash redemption of OP Units (in shares)

^[1]

(2,206,613)

Cash redemption of OP Units

(7,182)

$ (7,182)

^[1]

Adjustment to non-controlling interests ownership in Operating Partnership

3,940

^[1]

(3,940)

^[2]

Issuance of OP Units in connection with sale of common stock

184,881

$ 184,881

Registration expenditures

(7,076)

^[2]

Cash distributions ($0.54 per unit)

(62,125)

(6,262)

^[1]

(55,863)

^[2]

Dividends payable to officers

(62,125)

$ (133)

Net income attributable to Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP

25,778

$ 2,645

^[1]

$ 23,133

^[2]

Other comprehensive income

$ 1,459

1,459

Total (in shares)

120,966,073

^[2]

12,195,603

^[1]

99,531,034

^[2]

Proceeds on repayment of promissory note receivable secured by capital

$ 6,710

6,710

$ 6,710

^[1]

Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016

120,966,073

^[2]

11,810,061

^[1]

109,156,012

^[2]

Balance at Sep. 30, 2016

1,324,111

$ 129,715

^[1]

$ 1,199,680

^[2]

(5,284)

Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]

Total (in shares)

120,966,073

^[2]

11,810,061

^[1]

109,156,012

^[2]

Total

$ 1,317,401

$ 123,005

^[1]

$ 1,199,680

^[2]

$ (5,284)

[1]	Consists of limited partnership interests held by third parties.
[2]	Consists of general and limited partnership interests held by ROIC.

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP 10-Q