Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit paid or payable in 2016:



Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)			Distribution (Per Unit)
December 30, 2016	January 30, 2017		$0.75			$0.75
September 30, 2016	October 31, 2016	0.65			0.65
June 30, 2016	July 29, 2016	0.65			0.65
March 31, 2016	April 29, 2016	0.65			0.65
December 31, 2015	January 28, 2016	1.90		(1)	1.90		(1)

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(1)	Includes a special dividend/distribution of $1.25 per share/OP Unit and LTIP Unit.

Schedule of Redeemable Interest in Property Partnerships [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interest—redeemable interest in property partnership in the Company’s Fountain Square consolidated entity for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2013 (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	99,609
Net loss	(603		)
Distributions	(6,000		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable interest at redemption value	11,686
Balance at December 31, 2014	104,692
Net loss	(7		)
Distributions	(2,900		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable interest at redemption value	5,128
Acquisition of interest	(106,913		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—

Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Property Partnerships [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests—property partnerships for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	726,132
Capital contributions	887,975
Net income	19,478
Distributions	(31,118		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	1,602,467
Capital contributions	3,758
Dissolution	(4,082		)
Net income	144,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,428		)
Distributions	(170,049		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	1,574,400
Capital contributions	10,756
Net loss	(2,068		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(877		)
Distributions	(51,564		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	1,530,647

Boston Properties, Inc. [Member]

Entity Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Redeemable Preferred Units of the Operating Partnership

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests—redeemable preferred units of Boston Properties, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	51,312
Net income	1,023
Distributions	(1,023		)
Redemption of redeemable preferred units (Series Four Preferred Units)	(17,373		)
Conversion of redeemable preferred units (Series Two Preferred Units) to common units	(33,306		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	633
Net income	6
Distributions	(6		)
Redemption of redeemable preferred units (Series Four Preferred Units)	(633		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

Entity Information [Line Items]

Schedule Of Redeemable Preferred Units of the Operating Partnership

The following table reflects the activity of the noncontrolling interests—redeemable preferred units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	105,746
Net income	1,023
Distributions	(1,023		)
Redemption of redeemable preferred units (Series Four Preferred Units)	(17,373		)
Reallocation of partnership interest (1)	(87,740		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	633
Net income	6
Distributions	(6		)
Redemption of redeemable preferred units (Series Four Preferred Units)	(633		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—

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(1)	Includes the conversion of 666,116 Series Two Preferred Units into 874,168 OP Units during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest Common Units [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the activity of noncontrolling interests—redeemable common units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,710,218
Contributions	23,990
Net income	50,862
Distributions	(126,948		)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	(2,700		)
Unearned compensation	(2,813		)
Other comprehensive income	256
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	657,181
Balance at December 31, 2014	2,310,046
Contributions	39,030
Net income	66,951
Distributions	(69,447		)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	(14,343		)
Unearned compensation	(4,579		)
Other comprehensive loss	(554		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	(40,415		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	2,286,689
Contributions	31,395
Net income	59,260
Distributions	(49,087		)
Conversion of redeemable partnership units	(6,461		)
Unearned compensation	(3,464		)
Other comprehensive loss	(4,379		)
Adjustment to reflect redeemable partnership units at redemption value	(51,913		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	2,262,040

Noncontrolling Interests [Member]

Entity Information [Line Items]

Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]

The following table presents Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions on the OP Units and LTIP Units (including the 2012 OPP Units and, after the February 4, 2016 measurement date, the 2013 MYLTIP Units) and its distributions on the 2013 MYLTIP Units (prior to the February 4, 2016 measurement date), 2014 MYLTIP Units, 2015 MYLTIP Units and 2016 MYLTIP Units (after the February 10, 2016 issuance date) paid in 2016:



Record Date	Payment Date	Distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit			Distributions per MYLTIP Unit
December 30, 2016	January 30, 2017		$0.75			$0.075
September 30, 2016	October 31, 2016		$0.65			$0.065
June 30, 2016	July 29, 2016		$0.65			$0.065
March 31, 2016	April 29, 2016		$0.65			$0.065
December 31, 2015	January 28, 2016		$1.90	(1)		$0.065

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(1)	Includes a special distribution of $1.25 per unit.