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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 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 inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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The book value of investments in real estate joint ventures including direct and indirect investments.

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES - Mid-Atlantic Office JV (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property			64
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity			$ 570,455	$ 552,494
Payments to acquire investment			194,027	85,922	$ 47,428
Philadelphia CBD
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity			$ 452,334	$ 450,136
Mid-Atlantic Office JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		40.00%	40.00%
Ownership percentage of total common equity		20.00%
Joint venture, funding from debt		$ 147,400
Proceeds from issuance of secured debt		$ 120,800
Equity method investment, debt forgiveness	$ 39,800
Payments to acquire investment	$ 4,100
Mid-Atlantic Office JV \| Preferred Equity Securities
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		25.00%
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity		$ 20,000
Mid-Atlantic Office JV \| Common Equity Securities
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		15.00%
Office Properties \| Mid-Atlantic Office JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		12
Rentable area (in square feet) \| ft²		1,128,645
Aggregate sales price		$ 192,900
Office Properties \| Mid-Atlantic Office JV \| Philadelphia CBD
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		9
Office Properties \| Mid-Atlantic Office JV \| Metropolitan D C
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		3