Area owned by Real estate venture of undeveloped parcels of land (in acres).

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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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 number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES - 4040 Wilson Venture (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($) a ft² property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²		16,711,387
Number of Properties \| property		95
Cash paid to acquire real estate ventures		$ 2,181	$ 0	$ 0
Advanced under the construction loan		$ 253	$ 908	6,638
4040 Wilson Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Area owned by real estate venture of undeveloped parcels of land \| a	1.3
Secured construction loan with total borrowing capacity				$ 150,000
Advanced under the construction loan		$ 114,800
Mixed Use Property \| 4040 Wilson Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²	427,500
Number of Properties \| property	8
Brandywine Realty Trust
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		50.00%
Brandywine Realty Trust \| 4040 Wilson Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire real estate ventures	$ 36,000