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Subsequent Events (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Jan. 25, 2024 USD ($) numberOfBuildings | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares | Jan. 26, 2024 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment |  |  | $ (602,000) | $ 0 | $ (286,000) |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |
Annual facility fee (in hundredths) |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths) |  |  | 0.01% |  |  |
Amount outstanding on revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit on revolving credit facility |  |  | 900,000 |  |  |
Unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 729,100,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | SOFR |  |  |
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] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of additional maturity extensions | numberOfBuildings |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Term of optional extensions |  | 6 months |  |  |  |
Annual facility fee (in hundredths) |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths) |  | 0.025% |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  | $ 7,900,000 |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment |  | $ (200,000) |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding on revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit on revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000
Unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 713,100,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | SOFR |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  | 0.85% |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR Related Spread Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths) |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 1.96 |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.50 |  |  |  |  |

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