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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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Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) payment	Aug. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		$ 2,764,060,000	$ 2,561,421,000
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net		(21,646,000)	242,000	$ (11,192,000)
Repayments of debt		(97,361,000)	(241,021,000)	(77,024,000)
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net		(21,646,000)	242,000	(11,192,000)
Repayments of debt		(97,361,000)	(241,021,000)	(77,024,000)
Unsecured term loans
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2022 and 2023
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		$ 300,000,000.0		300,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.10%
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact		2.52%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2022 and 2023 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.90%
Unsecured term loans \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Term Loan due 2022 and 2023 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		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 (as a percent)		1.00%	0.65%
Weighted average interest rate with interest rate swap impact		2.32%
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 (as a percent)		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 (as a percent)		1.65%
Unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		$ 2,050,000,000	1,850,000,000
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2021 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000.0
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net	(7,400,000)
Unsecured senior notes \| Unsecured Senior Notes \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount	900,000,000.0
Unsecured senior notes \| $400.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2022 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount	400,000,000.0			400,000,000.0
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net	(10,900,000)
Unsecured senior notes \| $300.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2023 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate		3.70%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received		99.19%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate		3.80%
Unsecured senior notes \| $600.0 Million Unsecured Senior Notes due 2026 \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		$ 600,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 600,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.50%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	103.66%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	2.89%
Unsecured senior notes \| Unsecured Senior Notes, $650.0 Million \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		650,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 650,000,000.0	650,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	3.10%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.66%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.14%
Unsecured senior notes \| Unsecured Senior Notes $250.0 Million \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received	99.72%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate	3.53%
Payments on unsecured senior notes	$ 250,000,000.0
Unsecured senior notes \| Unsecured Senior Notes $350.0 Million \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 350,000,000.0
Unsecured senior notes \| Unsecured Senior Notes $500.0 Million \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		500,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 500,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				3.75%
Debt instrument, percentage of principal amount received				99.49%
Debt instrument, effective interest rate				3.81%
Secured Debt \| Seller Financing Debt
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		95,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 286,000,000.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				4.00%
Debt instrument interest payable, number of payments \| payment				3
Fixed rate mortgages
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount		114,060,000	$ 211,421,000
Fixed rate mortgages \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Repayments of debt		$ (97,400,000)
Weighted average interest rate		3.93%
Fixed rate mortgages \| Minimum \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, effective interest rate		2.85%
Fixed rate 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
Maximum borrowing capacity, conditional increase				750,000,000.0
Conditional maximum borrowing capacity				2,050,000,000.00
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP (HTALP)
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (as a percent)		0.20%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (as a percent)		0.13%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (as a percent)		0.30%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.83%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.55%
Unsecured revolving credit facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity				$ 1,000,000,000.0