Related Party Transactions - Margin Loan (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) business_day $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
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Affiliated Entity \| HPP BREP V Holdco A LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate amount borrowed \| $	$ 350,000,000
Additional amount allowed to be borrowed after March 1, 2016 \| $	$ 150,000,000.0
Number of business days to pledge collateral \| business_day	10
Affiliated Entity \| HPP BREP V Holdco A LLC \| Hudson Pacific, Inc. \| Securities Pledged as Collateral
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity instruments held as collateral	8,276,945
Affiliated Entity \| HPP BREP V Holdco A LLC \| Hudson Pacific Partners, L.P. \| Securities Pledged as Collateral
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity instruments held as collateral	23,460,446
Additional units to be pledged	29,166,672

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