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Earnings Per Share / Common Unit (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share / Unit |
| Year ended December 31, 2021
| Income (Numerator) |  | Shares (Denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 496,223 |  |  | 156,116 |  |  | $ | 3.18 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 260 |  |  | (0.01) |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 496,223 |  |  | 156,376 |  |  | $ | 3.17 |
| Year ended December 31, 2020
| Income (Numerator) |  | Shares (Denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 862,227 |  |  | 155,432 |  |  | $ | 5.55 |
Allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities | (748) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.01) |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 861,479 |  |  | 155,432 |  |  | $ | 5.54 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 861,479 |  |  | 155,517 |  |  | $ | 5.54 |
| Year ended December 31, 2019
| Income (Numerator) |  | Shares (Denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
| (in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 511,034 |  |  | 154,582 |  |  | $ | 3.31 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 301 |  |  | (0.01) |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 511,034 |  |  | 154,883 |  |  | $ | 3.30 |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share / Unit | Included in the number of units (the denominator) below are approximately 17,034,000, 17,211,000 and 17,618,000 redeemable common units for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
| Year ended December 31, 2021
| Income (Numerator) |  | Units (Denominator) |  | Per Unit Amount
| (in thousands, except for per unit amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 561,993 |  |  | 173,150 |  |  | $ | 3.25 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 260 |  |  | (0.01) |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 561,993 |  |  | 173,410 |  |  | $ | 3.24 |
| Year ended December 31, 2020
| Income (Numerator) |  | Units (Denominator) |  | Per Unit Amount
| (in thousands, except for per unit amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 979,979 |  |  | 172,643 |  |  | $ | 5.68 |
Allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities | (830) |  |  | — |  |  | (0.01) |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 979,149 |  |  | 172,643 |  |  | $ | 5.67 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | — |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 979,149 |  |  | 172,728 |  |  | $ | 5.67 |
| Year ended December 31, 2019
| Income (Numerator) |  | Units (Denominator) |  | Per Unit Amount
| (in thousands, except for per unit amounts)
Basic Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 580,102 |  |  | 172,200 |  |  | $ | 3.37 |
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation | — |  |  | 301 |  |  | (0.01) |
Diluted Earnings: |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 580,102 |  |  | 172,501 |  |  | $ | 3.36 |

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