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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 04, 2022 USD ($) shares | Feb. 01, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 shares | Dec. 31, 2020 shares | Dec. 31, 2019 shares | Feb. 02, 2022 ft² | Jan. 28, 2022 shares | Jan. 18, 2022 ft²
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued |  |  | 156,623,749 | 155,797,725 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued |  |  | 57,383 | 29,630 | 26,503 |  |  |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership | LTIP Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued |  |  | 281,640 | 207,181 | 181,919 |  |  |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership | MYLTIP 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued |  |  |  |  | 220,734 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | 651 Gateway |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | 651 Gateway | Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Rentable Area (in sf) | ft² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 293,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Platform 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 55.00% |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Platform 16 | Scenario, Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Rentable Area (in sf) | ft² |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Platform 16 | Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Rentable Area (in sf) | ft² |  |  |  |  |  | 390,000 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,091 |
Subsequent Event [Member] | MYLTIP 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum earned awards |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Earned Awards |  | 254,061 |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned awards - Target |  | 127,031 |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of MYLTIP Awards | $ |  | $ 17.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | MYLTIP 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of MYLTIP Awards | $ | $ 8.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final awards percentage of target | 69.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeitures, in units | 144,043 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Boston Properties Limited Partnership | LTIP Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued |  | 249,873 |  |  |  |  |  |

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