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Acquisitions (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 23, 2014 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) building | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) building property | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2015 shares | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings |  |  | 2 | 5 |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal balance |  |  |  | $ 172,500 |  |  |  |
Initial premium on outstanding amount of secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,200 |
Revenues |  |  | $ 7,700 |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | 2,800 |  |  |  |  |
Below-market leases acquired |  |  |  | $ 7,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period of below-market leases |  |  |  | 6 years 1 month |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  |  | 246,323 | $ 225,830 |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 3,773,766 |  |
purchase price, value of shares issued to acquire land |  |  | 0 | $ 21,631 | $ 0 |  |  |
Kilroy Mission Bay [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300
Office Properties Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings | building |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Purchase price | [1],[2] |  |  | $ 206,600 |  |  |  |
In-place leases, above-market leases, and leasing commissions acquired | [3],[4] |  |  | 17,259 |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue and acquisition-related intangible liabilities | [4],[5] |  |  | $ 6,990 |  |  |  |
320 & 321 Westlake Terry, Seattle WA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings | building |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Purchase price | [1] |  |  | $ 106,100 |  |  |  |
12780 and 12790 El Camino Real, Sandiego, CA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings | building | [6] |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Purchase price | [1],[6] |  |  | $ 100,500 |  |  |  |
SFFGA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  |  |  | 13,400 |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued | shares |  | 351,476 |  |  |  |  |  |
purchase price, value of shares issued to acquire land |  | $ 21,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial premium on outstanding amount of secured debt |  |  | 6,200 |  |  |  |  |
In-Place Leases [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In-place leases, above-market leases, and leasing commissions acquired |  |  |  | $ 12,300 |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period of above-market leases in years |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Deferred Leasing Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In-place leases, above-market leases, and leasing commissions acquired |  |  |  | $ 4,900 |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period of above-market leases in years |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |  |  | 246,323 | $ 225,830 |  |  |  |
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | 6.05% Mortgage Payable Due June 1, 2019 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial premium on outstanding amount of secured debt |  |  | $ 6,200 | $ 8,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | Excludes acquisition-related costs and non-lease related accrued liabilities assumed. Includes assumed unpaid leasing commissions and tenant improvements.
[2] | The results of operations for the properties acquired during 2014 contributed $7.7 million and $2.8 million to revenues and net income from continuing operations, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2014.
[3] | Represents in-place leases (approximately $12.3 million with a weighted average amortization period of 7.0 years) and leasing commissions (approximately $4.9 million with a weighted average amortization period of 7.0 years).
[4] | purchase price of the two acquisitions completed during the year ended December 31, 2014 were individually less than 5% and in aggregate less than 10% of the Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2014.(2)
[5] | Represents below-market leases (approximately $7.0 million with a weighted average amortization period of 6.1 years).
[6] | As of December 31, 2014, these properties, together the “Chesapeake Commons” project, were temporarily being held in a separate VIE to facilitate potential Section 1031 Exchanges. During January 2015, the Company closed out the Section 1031 Exchange related to this VIE.

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