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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |  |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2012 Deferred Financing Costs [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Deferred Financing Costs [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Lease Incentives [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Deferred Financing Costs [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Deferred Financing Costs [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Lease Incentives [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member] | Jun. 30, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Leases, Acquired-in-Place [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 |  |  | $ 2,234 |  | $ 14,242 | $ 772 | $ 579 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,234 |  | $ 14,242 | $ 772 | $ 579 |  |  |
2013 |  |  | 3,262 |  | 21,834 | 1,167 | 765 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,262 |  | 21,834 | 1,167 | 765 |  |  |
2014 |  |  | 2,987 |  | 17,877 | 1,013 | 504 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,987 |  | 17,877 | 1,013 | 504 |  |  |
2015 |  |  | 2,264 |  | 13,879 | 779 | 328 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,264 |  | 13,879 | 779 | 328 |  |  |
2016 |  |  | 957 |  | 10,880 | 608 | 280 |  |  |  |  |  | 957 |  | 10,880 | 608 | 280 |  |  |
Thereafter |  |  | 920 |  | 25,453 | 2,379 | 717 |  |  |  |  |  | 920 |  | 25,453 | 2,379 | 717 |  |  |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets | 126,680 | 127,774 | 12,624 | 12,247 | 104,165 | 6,718 | 3,173 |  |  |  | 126,680 | 127,774 | 12,624 | 12,247 | 104,165 | 6,718 | 3,173 |  |  |
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,229) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,229) |  |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,081) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,081) |  |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,005) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,005) |  |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,768) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,768) |  |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,498) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,498) |  |
Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,799) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,799) |  |
Total scheduled future amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (14,380) | $ (15,470) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (14,380) | $ (15,470) |
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years) |  |  | 3 years 9 months |  | 6 years 3 months | 7 years 10 months | 5 years 8 months |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years 9 months |  | 6 years 3 months | 7 years 10 months | 5 years 8 months |  |  |
Finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years 11 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years 11 months |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years 3 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years 3 months

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