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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:
| March 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Assets: |  |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ | 21,426 |  |  | $ | 21,759 |
Less accumulated amortization | (8,648 | ) |  | (7,862 | )
| 12,778 |  |  | 13,897 |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets) | 237,862 |  |  | 224,554 |
Less accumulated amortization | (73,824 | ) |  | (69,357 | )
| 164,038 |  |  | 155,197 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net | $ | 176,816 |  |  | $ | 169,094 |
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ | 37,538 |  |  | $ | 37,019 |
Less accumulated amortization | (4,319 | ) |  | (3,383 | )
| $ | 33,219 |  |  | $ | 33,636 |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 949 |  |  | $ | 902 |
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization) | $ | 8,359 |  |  | $ | 6,440 |
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 343 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 270 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses) | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | — |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues) | $ | (1,122 | ) |  | $ | (544 | )
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:
|  | Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs |  | Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 2,768 |  |  | $ | 24,305 |  |  | $ | 965 |  |  | $ | 1,372 |  |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | (3,087 | )
2014 |  | 3,249 |  |  | 28,125 |  |  | 1,154 |  |  | 1,537 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (4,009 | )
2015 |  | 2,614 |  |  | 22,845 |  |  | 926 |  |  | 1,252 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,746 | )
2016 |  | 1,515 |  |  | 18,485 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,443 | )
2017 |  | 1,226 |  |  | 15,591 |  |  | 660 |  |  | 908 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,208 | )
Thereafter |  | 1,406 |  |  | 36,617 |  |  | 2,105 |  |  | 1,164 |  |  | 1,642 |  |  | (15,726 | )
|  | $ | 12,778 |  |  | $ | 145,968 |  |  | $ | 6,544 |  |  | $ | 7,256 |  |  | $ | 4,270 |  |  | $ | (33,219 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years) |  | 5.0 |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 9.8 |
Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities from acquisition activity [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:
|  | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity |  | $ | 2,777 |  |  | $ | 11,561 |  |  | $ | (1,329 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years) |  | 4.9 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 9.3 |
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:
| March 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Assets: |  |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ | 21,426 |  |  | $ | 21,759 |
Less accumulated amortization | (8,648 | ) |  | (7,862 | )
| 12,778 |  |  | 13,897 |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets) | 237,862 |  |  | 224,554 |
Less accumulated amortization | (73,824 | ) |  | (69,357 | )
| 164,038 |  |  | 155,197 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net | $ | 176,816 |  |  | $ | 169,094 |
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ | 37,538 |  |  | $ | 37,019 |
Less accumulated amortization | (4,319 | ) |  | (3,383 | )
| $ | 33,219 |  |  | $ | 33,636 |
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 949 |  |  | $ | 902 |
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization) | $ | 8,359 |  |  | $ | 6,440 |
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 343 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 270 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses) | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | — |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues) | $ | (1,122 | ) |  | $ | (544 | )
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:
|  | Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs |  | Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 2,768 |  |  | $ | 24,305 |  |  | $ | 965 |  |  | $ | 1,372 |  |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | (3,087 | )
2014 |  | 3,249 |  |  | 28,125 |  |  | 1,154 |  |  | 1,537 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (4,009 | )
2015 |  | 2,614 |  |  | 22,845 |  |  | 926 |  |  | 1,252 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,746 | )
2016 |  | 1,515 |  |  | 18,485 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,443 | )
2017 |  | 1,226 |  |  | 15,591 |  |  | 660 |  |  | 908 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,208 | )
Thereafter |  | 1,406 |  |  | 36,617 |  |  | 2,105 |  |  | 1,164 |  |  | 1,642 |  |  | (15,726 | )
|  | $ | 12,778 |  |  | $ | 145,968 |  |  | $ | 6,544 |  |  | $ | 7,256 |  |  | $ | 4,270 |  |  | $ | (33,219 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years) |  | 5.0 |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 9.8 |
Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities from acquisition activity [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:
|  | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity |  | $ | 2,777 |  |  | $ | 11,561 |  |  | $ | (1,329 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years) |  | 4.9 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 9.3 |

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