Consolidated Statements of Changes In Partners' Capital - HTALP Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital - HTALP (Parenthetical) (Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP), USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
General Partner
Distributions to limited and general partners (in usd per unit)	$ 0.575	$ 0.637	$ 0.725
Limited Partner
Distributions to limited and general partners (in usd per unit)	$ 0.575	$ 0.637	$ 0.725