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Segment Information - Real Estate Investments, at Cost of Company's Reportable Segments (Parenthetical) (Details) - property | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 113 |  |
Office Properties [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 93 |  |
Held for Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 5 |  |
Cira Square [Member] | Held for Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties |  |  | 58
Metropolitan DC [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties |  | 2 | 3
Metropolitan DC [Member] | Held for Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations [Member] | Office Properties [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 3 |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 3 |  |
Other [Member] | Held for Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations [Member] | Office Properties [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Properties | 2 |  |

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