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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital Tables (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block] | The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit paid in 2017:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Dividend (Per Share) |  |  | Distribution (Per Unit) |
March 31, 2017 |  | April 28, 2017 |  |  | $0.75 |  |  |  | $0.75 |
December 31, 2016 |  | January 30, 2017 |  |  | $0.75 |  |  |  | $0.75 |
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block] | The following table presents Boston Properties Inc.’s dividends per share on its outstanding Series B Preferred Stock paid during 2017:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Dividend (Per Share) |
May 5, 2017 |  | May 15, 2017 |  |  | $32.8125 |
February 3, 2017 |  | February 15, 2017 |  |  | $32.8125 |

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