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Mortgage Notes Payable (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) buildings | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Collateral for mortgage notes payable | buildings |  | 1 |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 418,052 | $ 417,194 |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net |  | 4,175 | 4,025 |
Loans Payable |  | 414,546 | 414,500 |
Carrying Amount, Mortgaged Properties |  | $ 619,400 | 607,800 |
The Army Navy Club Building [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1] | Mar. 26, 2014 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2] | 3.18% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 51,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | May 01, 2017 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 50,750 | 51,844 |
Yale West [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1] | Feb. 21, 2014 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2] | 3.75% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 51,900 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Jan. 31, 2022 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 47,502 | 47,903 |
Six Fifty North Glebe Road [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1],[3],[4] | Feb. 21, 2013 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2],[3],[4] | 2.27% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 32,214 | 27,690 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [3],[4] | Jan. 27, 2016 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 32,248 | 27,690 | [1],[2]
John Marshall II Member |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1] | Sep. 15, 2011 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2] | 5.79% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 50,100 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Feb. 08, 2016 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 51,011 | 51,810 |
Olney Village Center Member |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1] | Aug. 30, 2011 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2] | 4.94% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 17,300 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Oct. 01, 2023 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 16,503 | 18,053 |
Kenmore Apartments [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1] | Feb. 02, 2009 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2] | 5.37% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  | Mar. 01, 2019 |  |
Loans Payable |  | $ 33,637 | 34,305 |
2445 M Street [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1],[4] | Dec. 02, 2008 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2],[4] | 7.25% |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | $ 100,600 |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [4] | Jan. 06, 2017 |  |
Loans Payable | [4] | $ 101,866 | 101,866 |
3801 Connecticut, Walker House, Bethesda Hill [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date | [1],[5] | May 29, 2008 |  |
Mortgage note, fair value interest rate | [2],[5] | 5.71% |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | [5] | Jun. 01, 2016 |  |
Loans Payable | [5] | $ 81,029 | 81,029 |
Extension term |  | 1 year |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Six Fifty North Glebe Road [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate |  | 2.00% |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net |  | $ 5,126 | 5,390 |
Mortgage payable |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | 418,052 | 417,194 |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net |  | 669 | 1,331 |
Mortgage payable | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] |  |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable, net |  | 418,721 | 418,525 |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net |  | $ 669 | $ 1,331 |
[1] | Each of these mortgages was assumed with the acquisition of the collateralized properties, except for the mortgage notes secured by 3801 Connecticut Avenue, Walker House, Bethesda Hill, Kenmore Apartments, and the construction loan secured by the development project at The Maxwell, which were originally executed by Washington REIT. We record mortgages assumed in an acquisition at fair value.
[2] | Yield on the assumption/issuance date, including the effects of any premiums, discounts or fair value adjustments on the notes.
[3] | Interest rate on The Maxwell construction loan was variable, based on LIBOR plus 2.0%. Interest and principal was payable monthly starting March 2016 until the extended maturity date of February 20, 2017, upon which all unpaid principal and interest were payable in full. In January 2016, Washington REIT exercised its right to purchase the construction loan without penalty from the lender (see note 3, under "Variable Interest Entities").
[4] | The maturity date of the mortgage note is January 1, 2052, but can be prepaid, without penalty, beginning on January 31, 2022.
[5] | Interest only is payable monthly until the maturity date, which can be extended for one year upon which the interest rate is reset on June 1, 2016. At maturity on June 1, 2017, all unpaid principal and interest are payable in full.

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