Special dividend / distribution (per share / common unit amount)

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- Definition

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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- Definition

The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital Dividends / Distributions (Details) - $ / shares	Nov. 15, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017	Aug. 15, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	May 15, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017	Feb. 15, 2017	Jan. 30, 2017	Dec. 18, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Special dividend / distribution (per share / common unit amount)										$ 1.25
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid		$ 0.75		$ 0.75		$ 0.75		$ 0.75
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit									$ 0.80
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid		$ 0.75		$ 0.75		$ 0.75		$ 0.75
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit									0.80
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock / Unit [Member]
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid	$ 32.8125		$ 32.8125		$ 32.8125		$ 32.8125
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit									$ 32.8125