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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of real estate owned for investment purposes.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Acquisitions, Disposals and Assets Held for Sale Dispositions and Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft²
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of real estate	$ 0	$ 33,396	$ 39,033	$ 33,851
Assets held for sale	168,431		168,431		$ 78,981
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	0		0		$ 3,717
National Landing, Virginia [Member] \| Pen Place - Land Parcel [Member] \| Other
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	73,888		73,888
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	0		0
National Landing, Virginia [Member] \| Metropolitan 6, 7 and 8 [Member] \| Other
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	94,543		94,543
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	0		0
National Landing, Virginia [Member] \| Penn Place and Met 6, 7 and 8 [Member] \| Other
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Property Held-for-sale	$ 293,900		$ 293,900
Reston, Virginia [Member] \| Commerce Executive/Commerce Metro Land [Member] \| Commercial Segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²	388,562		388,562		388,562
Proceeds from Sale of Property Held-for-sale			$ 114,950
Proceeds from sale of real estate			117,676
Gain on sale of real estate			39,033
Assets held for sale					$ 78,981
Liabilities related to assets held for sale					$ 3,717
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-Investment, Reimbursements			$ 4,000
Future Development
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²	21,900,000		21,900,000
Future Development \| Commerce Executive/Commerce Metro Land [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²	894,000		894,000
Future Development \| Penn Place and Met 6, 7 and 8 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²	4,100,000		4,100,000