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Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Par At Debt Issuance

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Debt Service Payment Term

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Long-Term Debt, Gross, Including Discontinued Operations

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Notes Payable, net - Summary of Outstanding Indebtedness (Details)					12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	May 03, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($) derivative	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) derivative	Jun. 30, 2016	May 01, 2015
Debt
Notes payable					$ 2,439,311,000
Notes payable, including held-for-sale					2,439,311,000	$ 2,707,839,000
Deferred financing costs and discounts, net					(17,931,000)	(18,513,000)
Notes payable, net					$ 2,421,380,000	2,473,326,000
Duration used in interest rate calculation					360 days
Hill7
Debt
Joint venture, ownership percentage					55.00%
Interest Rate Contract
Debt
Derivative asset notional amount			$ 300,000,000.0				$ 300,000,000.0
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative			2
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations
Debt
Notes payable, held-for-sale					$ 0	216,000,000
5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative							2
7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt
Derivative asset notional amount		$ 125,000,000.0
Met Park North
Debt
Notes payable				$ 64,500,000
Debt instrument term				7 years
Fixed interest rate percentage					371.00%
Met Park North \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate				1.55%
Rincon Center and 10950 Washington
Debt
Periodic payment, debt service payment term					30 years
Unsecured Debt
Debt
Notes payable					$ 1,975,000,000	2,025,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt
Notes payable					$ 100,000,000	300,000,000
Debt instrument term					1 year
Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.15%
Unsecured Debt \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.85%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020
Debt
Notes payable					$ 300,000,000	450,000,000
Debt instrument term			5 years
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Minimum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage							2.75%		2.66%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.30%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Maximum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage							3.65%		3.56%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					2.20%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due November 2020
Debt
Notes payable					$ 75,000,000	175,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due November 2020 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.30%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due November 2020 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					2.20%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022
Debt
Notes payable					$ 350,000,000	350,000,000
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative							2
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022 \| Minimum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage							3.36%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.60%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022 \| Maximum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage							4.31%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					2.55%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022
Debt
Notes payable					$ 125,000,000	125,000,000
Debt instrument term		7 years
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Minimum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage								3.03%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.60%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Maximum
Debt
Fixed interest rate percentage								3.98%
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					2.55%
Unsecured Debt \| Series A Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 110,000,000	110,000,000
Interest Rate					4.34%
Unsecured Debt \| Series E Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 50,000,000	50,000,000
Interest Rate					3.66%
Unsecured Debt \| Series B Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 259,000,000	259,000,000
Interest Rate					4.69%
Unsecured Debt \| Series D Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 150,000,000	150,000,000
Interest Rate					3.98%
Unsecured Debt \| Registered Senior Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 400,000,000	0
Interest Rate					3.95%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Percentage of part at debt issuance	99.815%
Unsecured Debt \| Series C Notes
Debt
Notes payable					$ 56,000,000	56,000,000
Interest Rate					4.79%
Secured Debt
Debt
Notes payable, including held-for-sale					$ 464,311,000	682,839,000
Secured Debt \| Rincon Center
Debt
Notes payable					$ 98,392,000	100,409,000
Interest Rate					5.13%
Secured Debt \| Sunset Gower Sunset Bronson
Debt
Notes payable					$ 5,001,000	5,001,000
Secured Debt \| Sunset Gower Sunset Bronson \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Secured Debt \| Met Park North
Debt
Notes payable					$ 64,500,000	64,500,000
Secured Debt \| Met Park North \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate					1.55%
Secured Debt \| 10950 Washington
Debt
Notes payable					$ 27,418,000	27,929,000
Interest Rate					5.32%
Secured Debt \| Element LA
Debt
Notes payable					$ 101,000,000
Notes payable, held-for-sale					$ 168,000,000	168,000,000
Interest Rate					4.59%
Secured Debt \| Hill7
Debt
Notes payable						101,000,000
Interest Rate					3.38%
Secured Debt \| Pinnacle I
Debt
Notes payable, held-for-sale					$ 0	129,000,000
Interest Rate					3.95%
Secured Debt \| Pinnacle II
Debt
Notes payable					$ 0	$ 87,000,000
Interest Rate					4.30%