Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Distribution Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [Table Text Block]

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 declared in 2020 and during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)		Distribution (Per Unit)
March 31, 2020	April 30, 2020		$0.98		$0.98
December 31, 2019	January 30, 2020		$0.98		$0.98
March 29, 2019	April 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.95
December 31, 2018	January 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.95

Noncontrolling Interests [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Distribution Declared to OP, LTIP, OPP and MYLTIP Units [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, 2013 - 2016 MYLTIP Units and, after the February 6, 2020 measurement date, the 2017 MYLTIP Units) and its distributions on the 2017 MYLTIP Units (prior to the February 6, 2020 measurement date), 2018 MYLTIP Units, 2019 MYLTIP Units and 2020 MYLTIP Units (after the February 4, 2020 issuance date) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

Record Date	Payment Date	Distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit		Distributions per MYLTIP Unit
March 31, 2020	April 30, 2020		$0.98		$0.098
December 31, 2019	January 30, 2020		$0.98		$0.098

Record Date	Payment Date	Distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit		Distributions per MYLTIP Unit
March 29, 2019	April 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.095
December 31, 2018	January 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.095