Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (Parenthetical) - Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
General Partners’ Capital
Dividends per common unit general and limited (dollars per unit)	$ 1.170	$ 1.155	$ 1.150
Limited Partners’ Capital
Dividends per common unit general and limited (dollars per unit)	$ 1.170	$ 1.155	$ 1.150

Cash dividends declared or paid to each outstanding limited partnership and general partnership unit during the reporting period.

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