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Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate with Interest Rate Swap Impact

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Life Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Aggregate Conditional Total

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Life Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Conditional Increase

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 2,585,248,000		$ 2,561,421,000
Payments on secured mortgage loans	96,173,000	$ 99,218,000
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Payments on secured mortgage loans	96,173,000	$ 99,218,000
Unsecured term loans
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	500,000,000		500,000,000
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2023
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 300,000,000.0			$ 300,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate	1.10%
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact	3.59%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2023 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2023 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Unsecured term loans \| $200.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2024 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 200,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact	2.75%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 200,000,000.0		200,000,000.0
Unsecured term loans \| $200.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2024 \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Unsecured term loans \| $200.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2024 \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%
Unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 1,850,000,000		$ 1,850,000,000
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2021 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.50%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.38%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.21%
Unsecured senior notes \| $400.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2022 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Debt instrument, effective interest rate				2.96%
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 400,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				2.95%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received				99.94%
Unsecured senior notes \| $500.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2027 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 500,000,000.0
Debt instrument, effective interest rate				3.81%
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 500,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				3.75%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received				99.49%
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2023 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.80%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.70%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.19%
Unsecured senior notes \| $350.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2026 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 350,000,000.0
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.53%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 350,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.50%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.72%
Mortgages \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount	$ 115,200,000
Weighted average interest rate	3.92%
Payments on secured mortgage loans	$ 96,200,000
Mortgages \| Minimum \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	2.85%
Mortgages \| Maximum \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	4.00%
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity				$ 1,300,000,000
Outstanding amount	$ 120,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity, conditional increase				750,000,000.0
Conditional maximum borrowing capacity				2,050,000,000.00
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee	0.20%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.49%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, commitment fee	0.13%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, commitment fee	0.30%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	0.83%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate	1.55%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity				$ 1,000,000,000.0