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Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Consolidated Mortgages and Notes Payable [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:
| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness | $ | 685,390 |  |  | $ | 715,742 |
Unsecured indebtedness | 1,093,165 |  |  | 1,153,164 |
Total mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Consolidated Mortgages and Notes Payable [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:
| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness | $ | 685,390 |  |  | $ | 715,742 |
Unsecured indebtedness | 1,093,165 |  |  | 1,153,164 |
Total mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |

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