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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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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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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments				$ (1,395)	$ 39,409	$ (4,143)
Proceeds from sale of real estate				377,511	413,077	0
Gain on sale of real estate				104,991	52,183	0
Investments in Joint Ventures				181,813	95,923	0
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture					10,100
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property Management Fee Revenue				$ 28,500	26,100	$ 12,900
Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM) [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Sold	50.00%			50.00%
Real Estate Investments, Unconsolidated Real Estate and Other Joint Ventures, Excluding Advances	$ 215,624	$ 0		$ 215,624	0
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²	552,000			552,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 220,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%			50.00%
Central Place Tower [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain on sale of real estate				$ 53,400
1101 17th Street [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Real Estate Investments, Unconsolidated Real Estate and Other Joint Ventures, Excluding Advances	$ 0	$ 0		0	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments				6,400	$ 8,300
The Warner [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²		583,000			583,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate					$ 376,500
Gain on sale of real estate					32,500
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal		$ 20,600			20,600
Repayments of Secured Debt					270,500
1900 N Street [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in Joint Ventures					95,900
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount					$ 101,300
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		45.00%			45.00%
CIM/PacLife [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Real Estate Investments, Unconsolidated Real Estate and Other Joint Ventures, Excluding Advances	$ 10,385	$ 9,339		$ 10,385	$ 9,339
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	16.70%	16.67%		16.70%	16.67%
Investment Building [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Sold		5.00%			5.00%
Area of real estate property (in square feet) \| ft²		401,000			401,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate					$ 24,600
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal			$ 15,500		15,500
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Member] \| 1101 17th Street [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments					$ 5,400
JBG Companies [Member] \| 1900 N Street [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		100.00%			100.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage After Funding Of Contributions	55.00%			55.00%
Legacy JBG Funds [Member] \| CIM/PacLife [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		47.64%			47.64%