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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 20, 2022 | Oct. 11, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Oct. 17, 2022
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50 |  | $ 1.50 | $ 1.46 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |
Additional borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Term of optional extension |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 0.85% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR Related Spread Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) | $ 0.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Variable Rate Term Loan Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of debt |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000
Term of debt instrument (in years) |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of optional extension |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths) |  | 0.01% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Variable Rate Term Loan Due 2024 | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  | 0.95% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Variable Rate Term Loan Due 2024 | SOFR Related Spread Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | 3.625% (3.752% Effective Rate) Notes Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.625%

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