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Organization (Details) ft² in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022 ft² Real_Estate_Properties yr shares | Mar. 31, 2021
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Restriction on redemption of OP units from date of issuance (years) | yr | 1 |
One OP unit is equivalent to one share of Common Stock (in shares) | shares | 1 |
OP unit conversion rate (in shares) | shares | 1 |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
General and limited partnership interest in the operating partnership (percent) | 89.60% | 89.70%
Commercial Real Estate Properties [Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 201 |
Net Rentable Area (in sf) | ft² | 53.1 |
Total Properties Under Construction [ Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 11 |
Net Rentable Area (in sf) | ft² | 4.1 |
Total Office Properties [Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 182 |
Office Properties Under Construction [Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 11 |
Retail Properties [ Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 12 |
Residential Properties [Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 6 |
Hotel Property [ Member] |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties | 1 |

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