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Debt (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Apr. 20, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | $ 1,999,622,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  | $ 1,920,057,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Interest costs capitalized | 2,100,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | 1,600,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized |  |
Wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Amount | 150,000,000.0 us-gaap_DebtDefaultLongtermDebtAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ofc_WhollyOwnedSubsidiaryMember |  |  |
Mortgage and Other Secured Loans: |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 422,361,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  | 424,016,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Fixed rate mortgage loans |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 385,693,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  | 387,139,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember
Stated interest rates, low end of range (as a percent) | 3.96%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Stated interest rates, high end of range (as a percent) | 10.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unamortized premium included in carrying value | 36,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  | 42,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) | 8.11%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Excluding Incremental Rate On Default Rate | 6.16%ofc_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRateExcludingIncrementalRateOnDefaultRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Fixed rate mortgage loans | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Interest rate excluding incremental rate on default rate (percent) | 7.87%ofc_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageExcludingIncrementalRateOnDefaultRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_FixedRateSecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |
Variable rate secured loans |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 36,668,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_VariableRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  | 36,877,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_VariableRateSecuredDebtMember
Description of variable rate basis | LIBOR |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 2.42%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_VariableRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Variable rate secured loans | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Variable rate, spread (as a percent) | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_VariableRateSecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |
Variable rate secured loans | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) | 1.45%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_VariableRateSecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 164,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_CreditFacilityMember |  |  | 83,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_CreditFacilityMember
Description of variable rate basis | LIBOR |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Variable rate, spread (as a percent) | 0.975%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_CreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Variable rate, spread (as a percent) | 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_CreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Maximum Availability | 800,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_CreditFacilityMember |  |  |
Term Loan Facilities |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 520,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember |  |  | 520,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
Description of variable rate basis | LIBOR |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) | 1.82%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember |  |  |
Additional borrowing capacity available provided there is no default under the agreement | 330,000,000 ofc_CreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowingCapacityAvailable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember |  |  |
Term Loan Facilities | Minimum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Variable rate, spread (as a percent) | 1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |
Term Loan Facilities | Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Variable rate, spread (as a percent) | 2.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_TermLoanFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |
3.60% Senior Notes | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 347,560,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 347,496,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate on debt (as a percent) | 3.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Unamortized discount included in carrying value | 2,400,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 2,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.60SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.250% Senior Notes | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 245,888,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 245,797,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate on debt (as a percent) | 5.49%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Unamortized discount included in carrying value | 4,100,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 4,200,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A5.250SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
3.70% Senior Notes | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 297,655,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 297,569,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate on debt (as a percent) | 3.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Unamortized discount included in carrying value | 2,300,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 2,400,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_A3.70SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Unsecured notes payable |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 1,583,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  | 1,607,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Unamortized discount included in carrying value | 628,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  | 654,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
4.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 575,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  | 572,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate on debt (as a percent) | 6.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Unamortized discount included in carrying value |  |  |  | 3,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember
Exchange rate per $1000 principal amount (in common shares) | 20.8513 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Convertible debt principal amount, basis for exchange | 1,000 ofc_DebtInstrumentExchangeRatePrincipalAmountUsedInCalculation / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Exchange price per common share based on exchange rate (in dollars per share) | $ 47.96 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Principal amount of debt |  |  |  | $ 575,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember
4.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed |  |  | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_Exchangeable425PercentSeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Debt in default of payment terms | Wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 10.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_DebtinDefaultofPaymentTermsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ofc_WhollyOwnedSubsidiaryMember |  |  |
Debt in default of payment terms | Wholly owned subsidiary | Northern Virginia |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = ofc_DebtinDefaultofPaymentTermsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ofc_WhollyOwnedSubsidiaryMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ofc_NorthernVirginiaMember |  |  |

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