Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 17, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0000790816
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2,908,952,336
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		175,186,624
BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Entity Registrant Name	BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001060386
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer