Document and Entity Information Document - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 20, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST
Trading Symbol	BDN
Entity Central Index Key	0000790816
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		178,530,101
BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001060386
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false