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Subsequent Events (Textual) (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 05, 2016 USD ($) ft² | Feb. 04, 2016 USD ($) ft² property | Jan. 14, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 26, 2016 segment | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² property segment | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) ft² property | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) ft² property
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rentable Square Feet | ft² |  |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |
Proceeds from the sale of properties |  |  |  |  | $ 247,228 | $ 118,855 | $ 423,480
Gain on sale of properties |  |  |  |  | $ 23,515 | 6,085 | 29,166
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  |  | 152 | 40
Number of Properties | property |  |  |  |  | 179 |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Cira Square [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Maturity Date |  |  |  |  | Sep. 10, 2030 |  |
Cira South Garage [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Maturity Date |  |  |  |  | Sep. 10, 2030 |  |
Och Ziff Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of property management fee |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |
Office Building [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Price |  |  |  |  | $ 374,600 | $ 101,150 | $ 491,825
Rentable Square Feet | ft² |  |  |  |  | 2,649,926 | 645,273 | 2,472,036
Proceeds from the sale of properties |  |  |  |  | $ 340,098 | $ 113,024 | $ 418,547
Number of Properties | property |  |  |  |  | 27 | 8 | 21
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cira Square [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  | $ 221,400 |  |  |  |
Principal repayment of debt |  |  | 176,800 |  |  |  |
Repayment of prepayment charges |  |  | 44,500 |  |  |  |
Repayment of accrued interest |  |  | 100 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cira South Garage [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  | 44,500 |  |  |  |
Principal repayment of debt |  |  | 35,400 |  |  |  |
Repayment of prepayment charges |  |  | 8,900 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Cira Square And Cira South Garage | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  | $ 13,200 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Och Ziff Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rentable Square Feet | ft² |  | 3,924,783 |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from series of related transactions |  | $ 353,400 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Properties | property |  | 58 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of fee interests in land sold |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Office Building [Member] | Cira Square [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Price | $ 354,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Rentable Square Feet | ft² | 862,692 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of properties, closing cost | $ 3,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of properties | 350,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of properties | $ 113,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property management fee, description |  |  | The transaction agreements provide for the purchaser to engage the Company’s management company subsidiary to provide customary property management services for the property with an annual management fee (exclusive of expense reimbursement) not to exceed 1.5% of annual gross revenues of the property. |  |  |  |
Property management fee, agreement term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Property management fee, maximum years required to entitle management fee |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Office Building [Member] | Cira Square [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of property management fee |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |

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