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Variable Interest Entities (Details) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total VIE assets | $ 6,677,542,000 |  | $ 6,489,544,000 |
Total VIE liabilities | 3,280,663,000 |  | 3,083,891,000 |
Total VIE cash flows | $ 319,879,000 | $ 309,218,000 |  |
Rentable square feet of office property under development (in sq feet) | ft² | 1,400,000 |  |  |
Assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Net real estate assets | $ 5,115,168,000 |  | 5,032,033,000 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 23,055,000 | $ 27,871,000 | 23,152,000 |
Accounts receivable | 24,589,000 |  | 14,002,000 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | 284,515,000 |  | 268,324,000 |
Deferred leasing costs, net | 255,831,000 |  | 258,902,000 |
Prepaid expense and other assets, net | 71,278,000 |  | 78,551,000 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 307,294,000 |  | $ 294,976,000 |
2827 Peachtree JV VIE Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Rentable square feet of office property under development (in sq feet) | ft² |  |  | 135,000 |
Total anticipated development costs |  |  | $ 79,000,000 |
Contribution of cash to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  | $ 13,300,000 |
Interest in joint venture (in hundredths) |  |  | 50.00% |
Advance to affiliate |  |  | $ 49,600,000 |
Amount of loan funded to affiliate | 0 |  |  |
Term of optional extension |  |  | 1 year |
Risk of loss limited to carrying value | 13,700,000 |  |  |
2827 Peachtree JV VIE Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  |  | LIBOR |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  |  | 3.00% |
Granite Park JV VIE Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Risk of loss limited to carrying value | 36,100,000 |  |  |
23Springs JV VIE Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Risk of loss limited to carrying value | 37,900,000 |  |  |
SIX50 at Legacy Acquisition VIE [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total VIE assets | 200,600,000 |  |  |
Total VIE liabilities | 3,300,000 |  |  |
Total VIE cash flows | 500,000 |  |  |
Midtown West Consolidated Variable Interest Entity [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Rentable square feet of office property under development (in sq feet) | ft² |  |  |  | 150,000
Total anticipated development costs |  |  |  | $ 71,300,000
Contribution of cash to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000
Interest in joint venture (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 80.00%
Advance to affiliate |  |  |  | $ 46,300,000
Amount of loan funded to affiliate | 37,700,000 |  |  |
Assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Net real estate assets | 60,917,000 |  | $ 53,191,000 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,246,000 |  | 389,000 |
Accounts receivable | 166,000 |  | 0 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | 720,000 |  | 121,000 |
Deferred leasing costs, net | 2,251,000 |  | 1,519,000 |
Prepaid expense and other assets, net | 160,000 |  | 163,000 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ 1,476,000 |  | 646,000 |
Midtown West Consolidated Variable Interest Entity [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate basis |  |  |  | LIBOR
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 2.50%
Variable Interest Entity, Partner Interest [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Partner's interest in joint venture (in hundredths) | 20.00% |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Partner Interest [Member] | 2827 Peachtree JV VIE Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contribution of cash to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  | 5,600,000 |
Partner's contribution of property to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  | $ 7,700,000 |
Partner's interest in joint venture (in hundredths) |  |  | 50.00% |
Variable Interest Entity, Partner Interest [Member] | Midtown West Consolidated Variable Interest Entity [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Partner's contribution of property to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000
Partner's interest in joint venture (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 20.00%

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