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The Combination - Narrative (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2017 USD ($) ft² building_unit properties person shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft² building_unit property properties	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft² building_unit property properties	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft² building_unit property properties	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)					5 years
Number of real estate properties \| properties		69	69		69
Gain on bargain purchase \| $			$ 27,771	$ 0	$ 27,771	$ 0
Transaction and other costs \| $			104,095	1,528	115,173	1,528
Repayment of notes receivable \| $					50,934	0
JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common shares and OP Units issued in consideration \| shares	37,164
Number of real estate properties \| properties	30
Severance and transaction bonus expense \| $		$ 34,300	34,300		34,300
Investment banking fees \| $			33,600		33,600
Legal fees \| $			13,100		13,100
Accounting fees \| $			8,100		8,000
Number of unrelated owners \| person	20
Number of owners turned employees \| person	19
Number of owners turned board of trustee members \| person	3
Gain on bargain purchase \| $	$ 27,771		27,771	27,800	27,800	27,800
Transaction and other costs \| $		$ 121,600		$ 1,528		$ 1,528
Revenue of JBG included in statement of operations \| $			34,900		34,900
Net loss of JBG included in statement of operations \| $			7,800		$ 7,800
Repayment of notes receivable \| $			$ 50,934
Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		51	51		51
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		13,700,000	13,700,000		13,700,000
Office Building \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	19
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	3,600,000
Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		14	14		14
Number of building units \| building_unit		6,016	6,016		6,016
Multifamily \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	9
Number of building units \| building_unit	2,883
Other Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		4	4		4
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		765,000	765,000		765,000
Other Property \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	2
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	490,000
Wholly Owned Properties \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		11,800,000	11,800,000		11,800,000
Wholly Owned Properties \| Office Building \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	2,300,000
Wholly Owned Properties \| Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of building units \| building_unit		4,232	4,232		4,232
Wholly Owned Properties \| Multifamily \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of building units \| building_unit	1,099
Wholly Owned Properties \| Other Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		348,000	348,000		348,000
Wholly Owned Properties \| Other Property \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	73,000
Asset under Construction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		9	9		9
Asset under Construction \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	11
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	2,500,000
Asset under Construction \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		4	4		4
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		1,300,000	1,300,000		1,300,000
Asset under Construction \| Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		4	4		4
Number of building units \| building_unit		1,334	1,334		1,334
Asset under Construction \| Wholly Owned Properties \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	2,200,000
Asset under Construction \| Wholly Owned Properties \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		1,200,000	1,200,000		1,200,000
Asset under Construction \| Wholly Owned Properties \| Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of building units \| building_unit		1,149	1,149		1,149
Near-Term Development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		1	1		1
Near-Term Development \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	2
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	401,000
Near-Term Development \| Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of building units \| building_unit		433	433		433
Near-Term Development \| Other Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		1	1		1
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		41,100	41,100		41,100
Near-Term Development \| Wholly Owned Properties \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	242,000
Near-Term Development \| Wholly Owned Properties \| Multifamily
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of building units \| building_unit		303	303		303
Near-Term Development \| Wholly Owned Properties \| Other Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		4,100	4,100		4,100
Future Development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties		42	42		42
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		21,300,000	21,300,000		21,300,000
Future Development \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| properties	26
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	11,700,000
Future Development \| Wholly Owned Properties
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		17,600,000	17,600,000		17,600,000
Future Development \| Wholly Owned Properties \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet)	8,500,000
Transaction and other costs \| JBG Companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction and other costs \| $			$ 104,095		$ 115,173