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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Apr. 15, 2013 Atlanta, GA Industrial Property Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property | Apr. 24, 2013 Atlanta, GA Industrial Property/Land Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property | Apr. 17, 2013 Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Apr. 15, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Atlanta, GA Industrial Property Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property | Apr. 24, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Atlanta, GA Industrial Property/Land Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property | Apr. 17, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of industrial real estate properties sold |  |  | 5 | 6 |  |  |  | 5 | 6 |
Proceeds received from sale of real estate |  |  | $ 4,500,000 | $ 38,700,000 |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000 | $ 38,700,000 |
Closing credits for free rent |  |  | 122,000 | 1,279,000 |  |  |  | 122,000 | 1,279,000 |
Closing credits for unfunded tenant improvements |  |  |  | 1,803,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,803,000 |
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations | 1,244,000 | 5,134,000 | 15,000 | 13,177,000 |  | 1,244,000 | 5,134,000 | 15,000 | 13,177,000 |
Proceeds received from disposition of property |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000
Gains on disposition of properties | 24,000 | 0 |  |  | 43,000 | 24,000 | 0 |  |  | 43,000
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property | $ 421,000 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 9,000 | $ 421,000 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 9,000

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