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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 19, 2014 | Oct. 23, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² building | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) ft² building property | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2014 ft² | Dec. 31, 2013 ft²
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings |  |  |  | 2 | 5 |  |  |
Net Rentable Area | ft² |  |  |  | 1,046,394 | 1,471,319 |  | 79,000 | 200,306
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable |  |  |  | $ 246,323 | $ 225,830 |  |  |
Dexter Project [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities and Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | 2,400 |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [1],[2] |  |  | 49,500 |  |  |  |
Hooper Project [Member] [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities and Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | 4,100 |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [2],[3] |  |  | 78,000 |  |  |  |
2015 Total Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [2] |  |  | 127,500 |  |  |  |
The Exchange on 16th [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition | [4] |  |  |  | May 23, 2014 |  |  |
The Exchange on 16 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [2],[4] |  |  | 95,000 |  |  |  |
Bohannon Drive Menlo Park, CA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition | [5] | Dec. 19, 2014 | Oct. 23, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [2],[5] |  |  | $ 71,000 |  |  |  |
Bohannon Drive Menlo Park, CA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition | [3] |  |  | Jul. 07, 2015 |  |  |  |
Kilroy Mission Bay [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |
SFFGA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable |  |  |  |  | $ 13,400 |  |  |
Office Properties Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings | building |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Net Rentable Area | ft² | [6] |  |  |  | 407,587 |  |  |
Purchase Price | [6],[7] |  |  |  | $ 206,600 |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and improvements | [8] |  |  |  | 81,430 |  |  |
Buildings and improvements | [8],[9] |  |  |  | 114,876 |  |  |
Deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets | [8],[10] |  |  |  | 17,259 |  |  |
Total assets | [8] |  |  |  | 213,565 |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue and acquisition-related intangible liabilities | [8],[11] |  |  |  | 6,990 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable | [8] |  |  |  | 2,029 |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | [8] |  |  |  | 9,019 |  |  |
Net assets and liabilities acquired | [8],[12] |  |  |  | $ 204,546 |  |  |
320 & 321 Westlake Terry, Seattle WA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition |  |  |  |  | Mar. 13, 2014 |  |  |
Number of buildings | building |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Net Rentable Area | ft² |  |  |  |  | 140,605 |  |  |
Occupancy as of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | [7] |  |  |  | $ 106,100 |  |  |
12780 and 12790 El Camino Real, Sandiego, CA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings | building | [13] |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Net Rentable Area | ft² | [13] |  |  |  | 266,982 |  |  |
Occupancy as of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | [7],[13] |  |  |  | $ 100,500 |  |  |
4100 - 4700 Bohannon Dr, Menlo Park, CA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition | [1] |  |  | Feb. 13, 2015 |  |  |  |
701 and 801 N. 34th St, Seattle, WA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition | [13] |  |  |  | Nov. 05, 2014 |  |  |
Total 2014 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Land | [2] |  |  | $ 166,000 |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Of Business Combination [Member] | Assets, Total [Member] | Office Properties Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of aggregated acquisitions as percentage of Company's assets (percentage |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Purchase Price Of Business Combination [Member] | Assets, Total [Member] | 320 & 321 Westlake Terry, Seattle WA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of individual acquisition as percentage of Company's assets (percentage) |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
[1] | Acquisition comprised of four adjacent parcels in the South Lake Union submarket of Seattle, Washington located at 330 Dexter Avenue North, 333 Dexter Avenue North, 401 Dexter Avenue North, and 400 Aurora Avenue North. In connection with this acquisition, we also assumed $2.4 million in accrued liabilities and acquisition costs that are not included in the purchase price above.
[2] | See Note 16 “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information on certain accrued liabilities for these acquisitions.
[3] | In connection with this acquisition, we assumed $4.1 million in accrued liabilities and acquisition costs that are not included in the purchase price above.
[4] | In connection with this acquisition, we assumed $2.3 million in accrued liabilities that are not included in the purchase price above.
[5] | In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company closed on two adjacent land sites for a total purchase price of $71.0 million and approximately $13.4 million in transaction costs and accrued liabilities, net. The acquisitions, which were completed through the execution of two merger transactions, were partially funded through the issuance of 351,476 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $21.6 million and the remainder was paid in cash.
[6] | 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.
[7] | Excludes acquisition-related costs and non-lease related accrued liabilities assumed. Includes assumed unpaid leasing commissions and tenant improvements.
[8] | 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)
[9] | esents buildings, building improvements and tenant improvements.
[10] | 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).
[11] | Represents below-market leases (approximately $7.0 million with a weighted average amortization period of 6.1 years).
[12] | Reflects the purchase price net of assumed secured debt and other lease-related obligations.
[13] | 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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