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Rental and Other Revenues; Rental Property and Other Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Rental and Other Revenues and Operating and Other Expenses [Line Items] |
Schedule of Rental and Other Revenues | The following table sets forth rental and other revenues from continuing operations:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Contractual rents, net | $ | 439,610 |  |  | $ | 402,275 |  |  | $ | 379,554 |
Straight-line rental income, net | 18,775 |  |  | 12,173 |  |  | 10,582 |
Amortization of lease incentives | (1,424 | ) |  | (1,342 | ) |  | (1,202 | )
Cost recovery income, net | 41,289 |  |  | 35,561 |  |  | 41,101 |
Lease termination fees | 1,848 |  |  | 2,439 |  |  | 2,938 |
Fee income | 4,965 |  |  | 5,571 |  |  | 5,466 |
Other miscellaneous operating revenues | 11,039 |  |  | 6,767 |  |  | 2,397 |
| $ | 516,102 |  |  | $ | 463,444 |  |  | $ | 440,836 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | The following table sets forth scheduled future minimum base rents to be received from customers for leases in effect at December 31, 2012 for the Wholly Owned Properties:
2013 | $ | 463,913 |
2014 | 430,278 |
2015 | 378,021 |
2016 | 325,970 |
2017 | 267,530 |
Thereafter | 878,894 |
| $ | 2,744,606 |
Operating Costs and Other Expenses | The following table sets forth rental property and other expenses from continuing operations:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Utilities, insurance and real estate taxes | $ | 100,956 |  |  | $ | 92,119 |  |  | $ | 86,013 |
Maintenance, cleaning and general building | 69,026 |  |  | 58,910 |  |  | 54,422 |
Property management and administrative expenses | 12,542 |  |  | 11,295 |  |  | 10,832 |
Other miscellaneous operating expenses | 4,910 |  |  | 5,529 |  |  | 4,504 |
| $ | 187,434 |  |  | $ | 167,853 |  |  | $ | 155,771 |
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] |
Rental and Other Revenues and Operating and Other Expenses [Line Items] |
Schedule of Rental and Other Revenues | The following table sets forth rental and other revenues from continuing operations:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Contractual rents, net | $ | 439,610 |  |  | $ | 402,275 |  |  | $ | 379,554 |
Straight-line rental income, net | 18,775 |  |  | 12,173 |  |  | 10,582 |
Amortization of lease incentives | (1,424 | ) |  | (1,342 | ) |  | (1,202 | )
Cost recovery income, net | 41,289 |  |  | 35,561 |  |  | 41,101 |
Lease termination fees | 1,848 |  |  | 2,439 |  |  | 2,938 |
Fee income | 4,965 |  |  | 5,571 |  |  | 5,466 |
Other miscellaneous operating revenues | 11,039 |  |  | 6,767 |  |  | 2,397 |
| $ | 516,102 |  |  | $ | 463,444 |  |  | $ | 440,836 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | The following table sets forth scheduled future minimum base rents to be received from customers for leases in effect at December 31, 2012 for the Wholly Owned Properties:
2013 | $ | 463,913 |
2014 | 430,278 |
2015 | 378,021 |
2016 | 325,970 |
2017 | 267,530 |
Thereafter | 878,894 |
| $ | 2,744,606 |
Operating Costs and Other Expenses | The following table sets forth rental property and other expenses from continuing operations:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Utilities, insurance and real estate taxes | $ | 100,707 |  |  | $ | 92,093 |  |  | $ | 85,653 |
Maintenance, cleaning and general building | 69,026 |  |  | 58,910 |  |  | 54,422 |
Property management and administrative expenses | 12,542 |  |  | 11,295 |  |  | 10,832 |
Other miscellaneous operating expenses | 4,910 |  |  | 5,529 |  |  | 4,504 |
| $ | 187,185 |  |  | $ | 167,827 |  |  | $ | 155,411 |

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