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Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 901,328,000 us-gaap_NotesPayable |  |  |  | $ 945,216,000 us-gaap_NotesPayable |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 5.00%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |  |  |  | 5.20%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |  |
Credit facility borrowings | 93,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |
Percent of notes required to be repurchased at the option of the holders |  |  | 100.00%lxp_PercentOfNotesRequiredToBeRepurchasedAtOptionOfHoldersOnSetDates |  |  |  |
Converted debt, shares issued | 90,957 us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1 | 414,637 us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt cash payments |  | 62,000 lxp_ConvertibleDebtCashPayments |  |  |  |  |
Debt satisfaction charges | (10,375,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | 3,304,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross amount of long-term debt | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of letters of credit outstanding | 12,144,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit facility | 294,856,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument | 255,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
6% Convertible Guaranteed Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument | 15,628,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  | 115,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  | 16,228,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |  |  | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |
Maturity date |  |  | Jan. 31, 2030 |  |  |  |
Conversion ratio numerator | 151.5965 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion price (dollars per share) | $ 6.60 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt satisfaction charges | 77,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember | 574,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_SixPercentConvertibleGuaranteedNoteMember |  |  |  |  |
Other Debt Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt satisfaction charges | 14,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember | 2,730,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 4.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Percentage of issuance price |  |  |  |  |  | 99.883%lxp_DebtInstrumentPercentageofIssuancePrice / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Percentage of issuance price |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.026%lxp_DebtInstrumentPercentageofIssuancePrice / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_SeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable at the End of the Period | 1.15%lxp_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadonVariableattheEndofthePeriod / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityExpiringFebruary2018Member |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 2018 [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument | 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityExpiringFebruary2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility borrowings | 93,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityExpiringFebruary2018Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility from Key Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable at the End of the Period | 1.35%lxp_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadonVariableattheEndofthePeriod / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_TermLoanFacilityfromKeyBankMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility from Key Bank [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_TermLoanFacilityfromKeyBankMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanMember |  |  |
Term of debt instrument |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Term Loan Facility from Key Bank [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 1.09%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_TermLoanFacilityfromKeyBankMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable at the End of the Period | 1.75%lxp_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadonVariableattheEndofthePeriod / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanExpiringJanuary2019Member |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 1.42%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanExpiringJanuary2019Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt converted | $ 600,000 us-gaap_DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember | $ 2,805,000 us-gaap_DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  | 2.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Minimum [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityExpiringFebruary2018Member / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Term Loan Facility from Key Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_TermLoanFacilityfromKeyBankMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanExpiringJanuary2019Member / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  | 8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Maximum [Member] | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.725%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityExpiringFebruary2018Member / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Term Loan Facility from Key Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 2.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_TermLoanFacilityfromKeyBankMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring January 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lxp_UnsecuredTermLoanExpiringJanuary2019Member / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4332-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4332-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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- Definition Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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