Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue
Base rent	$ 536,128	$ 490,682
Recoveries from tenants	89,586	88,593
Parking and other	24,825	24,788
Total rental revenue	650,539	604,063
Hotel revenue	8,757	9,085
Development and management services	6,689	5,328
Total revenue	665,985	618,476
Expenses
Rental	219,172	221,350
Hotel	7,634	7,576
General and administrative	29,353	28,791
Transaction costs	25	327
Depreciation and amortization	159,448	154,223
Total expenses	415,632	412,267
Operating income	250,353	206,209
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,791	14,834
Interest and other income	1,505	1,407
Gains from investments in securities	259	393
Interest expense	(105,309)	(108,757)
Income before gains on sales of real estate	148,599	114,086
Gains on sales of real estate	67,623	95,084
Net income	216,222	209,170
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(10,464)	(15,208)
Noncontrolling interest—redeemable preferred units	0	(3)
Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership	(21,393)	(20,188)
Net income attributable to the Company	184,365	173,771
Preferred dividends / distributions	(2,618)	(2,589)
Net income attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders	$ 181,747	$ 171,182
Basic earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Net income (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 1.18	$ 1.12
Weighted average number of common shares / units outstanding	153,626	153,230
Diluted earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Diluted Earnings: Net income, Per Share Amount (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 1.18	$ 1.11
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares / units outstanding (in shares / units)	153,917	153,873
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Revenue
Base rent	$ 536,128	$ 490,682
Recoveries from tenants	89,586	88,593
Parking and other	24,825	24,788
Total rental revenue	650,539	604,063
Hotel revenue	8,757	9,085
Development and management services	6,689	5,328
Total revenue	665,985	618,476
Expenses
Rental	219,172	221,350
Hotel	7,634	7,576
General and administrative	29,353	28,791
Transaction costs	25	327
Depreciation and amortization	157,461	152,224
Total expenses	413,645	410,268
Operating income	252,340	208,208
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,791	14,834
Interest and other income	1,505	1,407
Gains from investments in securities	259	393
Interest expense	(105,309)	(108,757)
Income before gains on sales of real estate	150,586	116,085
Gains on sales of real estate	69,792	95,084
Net income	220,378	211,169
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(10,464)	(15,208)
Noncontrolling interest—redeemable preferred units	0	(3)
Net income attributable to the Company	209,914	195,958
Preferred dividends / distributions	(2,618)	(2,589)
Net income attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders	$ 207,296	$ 193,369
Basic earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Net income (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 1.21	$ 1.13
Weighted average number of common shares / units outstanding	171,309	171,084
Diluted earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Diluted Earnings: Net income, Per Share Amount (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 1.21	$ 1.12
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares / units outstanding (in shares / units)	171,600	171,727