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Debt Instrument, Extension Period

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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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Guarantor Obligations, Principal Amount Guaranteed, Percentage

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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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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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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 - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended
Notes Payable, net - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 12, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) instrument derivative	Mar. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) derivative
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration used in interest rate calculation (in days)			360 days
Notes payable			$ 2,260,782,000		$ 2,439,311,000
Hill7
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Real estate property, ownership			55.00%
Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative			6		6
Term Loan A \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| instrument			2
Term Loan A \| Interest Rate Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative			2
Term Loan A \| Minimum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	2.75%		2.56%
Term Loan A \| Maximum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	3.65%		3.06%
Term Loan B \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| instrument			2
Term Loan B \| Minimum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	3.36%		2.96%
Term Loan B \| Maximum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	4.31%		3.46%
Term Loan D \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| instrument			1
Term Loan D \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	3.03%
Term Loan D \| Minimum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate			2.63%
Term Loan D \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate	3.98%
Term Loan D \| Maximum \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate			3.13%
Sunset Gower/Sunset Bronson
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount guaranteed			19.50%
Maximum exposure for guarantee			$ 1,000,000
Met Park North
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted interest rate		3.71%
Met Park North \| Interest Rate Swap \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| instrument			1
10950 Washington
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Service payment term (in years)			30 years
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			$ 1,895,000,000		$ 1,975,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity			$ 600,000,000		400,000,000
Debt instrument, extension period (in years)			1 year
Notes payable			$ 20,000,000		100,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			580,000,000		300,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity			$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, extension period (in years)			1 year
Notes payable			$ 300,000,000		300,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan A \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity				300,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative			2
Notes payable			$ 350,000,000		350,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan B \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity				350,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan D
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			125,000,000		125,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan D \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity				125,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Registered Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable		$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Percentage of par at debt issuance		99.815%
Interest Rate			3.95%
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due April 2020 \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity	$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)	5 years
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due April 2022 \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity	$ 350,000,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)	7 years
Unsecured Debt \| 5-Year Term Loan due November 2020 \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)	5 years
Unsecured Debt \| 7-Year Term Loan due November 2022 \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity	$ 125,000,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)	7 years
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			$ 75,000,000		75,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan C \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity				$ 75,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility 2014 \| Hudson Pacific Partners L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			365,782,000		464,311,000
Secured Debt \| Sunset Gower/Sunset Bronson
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			5,001,000		5,001,000
Remaining borrowing capacity			257,000,000
Secured Debt \| Met Park North
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			64,500,000		64,500,000
Secured Debt \| 10950 Washington
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			$ 27,281,000		27,418,000
Interest Rate			5.32%
Secured Debt \| Hill7
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable			$ 101,000,000		$ 101,000,000
Interest Rate			3.38%