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Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value | [1] | $ 2,096 | $ 13,142 |  |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) |  | 2,736 | 3,635 | $ 3,996 |
Tax increment financing bond (in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale) |  | 11,197 | 12,447 |  |
Total Assets |  | 16,029 | 29,224 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value | [1] | 2,525,390 | 2,141,334 |  |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 3,073 | 2,412 |  |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 2,736 | 3,635 | $ 3,996 | $ 3,354
Financing obligation, at fair value (in liabilities held for sale) | [1] | 7,402 | 8,623 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 2,538,601 | 2,156,004 |  |
Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value | [1] | 0 | 0 |  |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) |  | 2,736 | 3,635 |  |
Tax increment financing bond (in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets |  | 2,736 | 3,635 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value | [1] | 0 | 0 |  |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 2,736 | 3,635 |  |
Financing obligation, at fair value (in liabilities held for sale) | [1] | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 2,736 | 3,635 |  |
Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value | [1] | 2,096 | 2,247 |  |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Tax increment financing bond (in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets |  | 2,096 | 2,247 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value | [1] | 2,525,390 | 2,141,334 |  |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 3,073 | 2,412 |  |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Financing obligation, at fair value (in liabilities held for sale) | [1] | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 2,528,463 | 2,143,746 |  |
Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value | [1] | 0 | 10,895 |  |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Tax increment financing bond (in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale) |  | 11,197 | 12,447 |  |
Total Assets |  | 11,197 | 23,342 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value | [1] | 0 | 0 |  |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Financing obligation, at fair value (in liabilities held for sale) | [1] | 7,402 | 8,623 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 7,402 | 8,623 |  |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership |  | 126,429 | 130,048 |  |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership |  | 126,429 | 130,048 |  |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
[1] | Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

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