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Preferred and Common Units of the Operating Partnership (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate gross proceeds |  |  |  |  |  | $ 387,398 |  | $ 102,229 |  | $ 349,951
Aggregate net proceeds after sales agent compensation |  |  | $ 249,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | $ 34,992 |  |  | $ 34,992 |  | $ 32,899 |  |
Summary of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company owned general partnership interest |  |  | 98.10% |  |  | 98.10% |  | 98.00% |  |
Noncontrolling common units of the Operating Partnership |  |  | 1,764,775 |  |  | 1,764,775 |  | 1,804,200 |  |
Ownership interest of noncontrolling interest |  |  | 1.90% |  |  | 1.90% |  | 2.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | $ 427 | [1] |  | $ 427 | [1] | $ 421 | [2] |
Issuance of Equity under ATM Program [Member] | Partners Capital Common Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units exchanged for share of common stock by the Company |  |  |  |  | 1,040,838 | 1,866,267 |  |  |  | 1,599,123
Capital Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | 618 |  |  | $ 618 |  | 631 |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | 32,291 |  |  | $ 32,291 |  | $ 30,191 |  |
Common Stock | Issuance of Equity under ATM Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share of common stock sold during the period |  |  |  |  |  | 1,866,267 |  | 1,599,123 |  | 1,040,838
Aggregate gross proceeds |  |  |  |  |  | $ 140,100 |  | $ 104,700 |  | $ 55,300
Aggregate net proceeds after sales agent compensation |  |  |  |  |  | 138,200 |  | 103,100 |  | 54,400
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | $ 34,992 |  |  | $ 34,992 |  | $ 32,899 |  | 32,899
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 421
Summary of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSUs | [3] |  | 1,269,809 |  |  | 1,269,809 |  |  |  | 1,248,352
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Partners Capital Common Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units exchanged for share of common stock by the Company |  | 6,175,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,210,838
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | $ 33,336 |  |  | $ 33,336 |  |  |  | $ 31,243
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Partners Capital General Partner [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | 32,291 |  |  | 32,291 |  |  |  | 30,191
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Partners Capital Limited Partner [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | 618 |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 631
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Partners Capital Preferred Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued distributions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued dividends and distributions |  |  | $ 1,656 |  |  | $ 1,656 |  |  |  | $ 1,656
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred units outstanding |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,000,000
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred units outstanding |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,000,000
Kilroy Realty, L.P. [Member] | Capital Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company owned common units in the Operating Partnership |  |  | 92,258,690 |  |  | 92,258,690 |  | 86,259,684 |  | 86,259,684
[1] | The amount includes the value of the dividend equivalents that will be paid with additional RSUs (see Note 13 “Share-Based Compensation” for additional information).
[2] | The amount includes the value of the dividend equivalents that will be paid with additional RSUs (see Note 13 “Share-Based Compensation” for additional information)
[3] | Does not include the 425,452 and 247,089 market measure-based RSUs because not all the necessary performance conditions have been met as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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