Consolidated Statements of Partners' Equity (Parenthetical) - BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Distributions to general partnership unitholders (USD per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.60	$ 0.60
General Partner Capital [Member]
Distributions to general partnership unitholders (USD per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.60	$ 0.60

Cash dividends declared or paid to each outstanding general partnership unit during the reporting period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187171-122770

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