Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Non-Controlling Interest Portion

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Above-market Leases

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Below-market Leases

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Leasing Costs and Lease Intangibles

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Fair Market Unfavorable Debt Value

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Leases in Place

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Assets (Liabilities), Net

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Lease Intangibles

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Real Estate Investment Property, Net

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Business Combinations, Cost of Acquired Entity, Notes Receivable

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 7

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 8

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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Investment in Real Estate - Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 06, 2014	Feb. 12, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Oct. 17, 2014	May 22, 2013	Jun. 14, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 26, 2013	Apr. 05, 2012	Jun. 02, 2012	Sep. 05, 2012	Sep. 21, 2012	Nov. 08, 2012
Consideration paid
Cash consideration	$ 113,580,000	$ 389,883,000	$ 392,320,000
Notes Receivable		4,000,000
Debt Assumed	0	102,299,000	0
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity	0	45,704,000	1,481,000
Total consideration	113,580,000	541,886,000	393,801,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net	114,008,000	538,322,000	390,370,000
Above-market leases	173,000		167,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net	3,163,000	34,256,000
Leases in place			16,099,000
Other lease intangibles			4,072,000
Fair market unfavorable debt value		(5,820,000)
Below-market leases	(3,315,000)	(22,449,000)	(16,018,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net	(449,000)	(2,423,000)	(889,000)
Total consideration paid	113,580,000	541,886,000	393,801,000
EOP Northern California Portfolio
Consideration paid
Cash consideration				1,750,000,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Area of real estate property				8,200,000
Equity consideration				63,474,791
Merrill Place
Consideration paid
Cash consideration					57,034,000
Total consideration					57,034,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net					57,508,000
Above-market leases					173,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net					3,163,000
Below-market leases					(3,315,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net					(495,000)
Total consideration paid					57,034,000
3402 Pico Blvd.
Consideration paid
Cash consideration						18,546,000
Total consideration						18,546,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net						18,500,000
Above-market leases						0
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net						0
Below-market leases						0
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net						46,000
Total consideration paid						18,546,000
12655 Jefferson
Consideration paid
Cash consideration							38,000,000
Total consideration							38,000,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net							38,000,000
Above-market leases							0
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net							0
Below-market leases							0
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net							0
Total consideration paid							38,000,000
3401 Exposition
Consideration paid
Cash consideration								8,489,000
Notes Receivable								4,000,000
Debt Assumed								13,233,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity								0
Total consideration								25,722,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net								25,439,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net								0
Fair market unfavorable debt value								0
Below-market leases								0
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net								283,000
Total consideration paid								25,722,000
Pinnacle II
Consideration paid
Cash consideration									1,505,000
Notes Receivable									0
Debt Assumed									89,066,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity									45,704,000
Total consideration									136,275,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net									134,289,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net									12,637,000
Fair market unfavorable debt value									(5,820,000)
Below-market leases									(7,783,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net									2,952,000
Total consideration paid									136,275,000
Seattle Portfolio
Consideration paid
Cash consideration										368,389,000
Notes Receivable										0
Debt Assumed										0
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity										0
Total consideration										368,389,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net										367,094,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net										21,619,000
Fair market unfavorable debt value										0
Below-market leases										(14,666,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net										(5,658,000)
Total consideration paid										368,389,000
1861 Bundy
Consideration paid
Cash consideration											11,500,000
Notes Receivable											0
Debt Assumed											0
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity											0
Total consideration											11,500,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net											11,500,000
Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles, net											0
Fair market unfavorable debt value											0
Below-market leases											0
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net											0
Total consideration paid											11,500,000
10900 Washington
Consideration paid
Cash consideration												2,605,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity												0
Total consideration												2,605,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net												2,600,000
Above-market leases												0
Leases in place												0
Other lease intangibles												0
Below-market leases												0
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net												5,000
Total consideration paid												2,605,000
901 Market
Consideration paid
Cash consideration													90,871,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity													0
Total consideration													90,871,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net													97,187,000
Above-market leases													0
Leases in place													2,968,000
Other lease intangibles													548,000
Below-market leases													(10,249,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net													417,000
Total consideration paid													90,871,000
Element LA
Consideration paid
Cash consideration														88,436,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity														0
Total consideration														88,436,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net														88,024,000
Above-market leases														0
Leases in place														1,325,000
Other lease intangibles														46,000
Below-market leases														(666,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net														(293,000)
Total consideration paid														88,436,000
1455 Gordon Street
Consideration paid
Cash consideration															2,385,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity															0
Total consideration															2,385,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net															2,384,000
Above-market leases															0
Leases in place															96,000
Other lease intangibles															22,000
Below-market leases															(27,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net															(90,000)
Total consideration paid															2,385,000
Pinnacle I
Consideration paid
Cash consideration																208,023,000
Non-controlling interest in consolidated real estate entity																1,481,000
Total consideration																209,504,000
Allocation of consideration paid
Investment in real estate, net																200,175,000
Above-market leases																167,000
Leases in place																11,710,000
Other lease intangibles																3,456,000
Below-market leases																(5,076,000)
Other (liabilities) asset assumed, net																(928,000)
Total consideration paid																$ 209,504,000
Office Building \| EOP Northern California Portfolio
Allocation of consideration paid
Number of properties acquired				26
Development Parcel [Member] \| EOP Northern California Portfolio
Allocation of consideration paid
Number of properties acquired				2