Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule of Issued and Outstanding Common Shares

The following table presents the changes in Equity Commonwealth’s issued and outstanding common shares and units for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

	Common Shares	LTIP Units	Total
Outstanding at January 1, 2017	123,994,465	—	123,994,465
Restricted share and time-based LTIP Unit grants, net of forfeitures	69,730	39,364	109,094
Outstanding at March 31, 2017	124,064,195	39,364	124,103,559
Noncontrolling ownership interest in the Operating Trust			0.03	%

Schedule of Issued and Outstanding Units

The following table presents the changes in Equity Commonwealth’s issued and outstanding common shares and units for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

	Common Shares	LTIP Units	Total
Outstanding at January 1, 2017	123,994,465	—	123,994,465
Restricted share and time-based LTIP Unit grants, net of forfeitures	69,730	39,364	109,094
Outstanding at March 31, 2017	124,064,195	39,364	124,103,559
Noncontrolling ownership interest in the Operating Trust			0.03	%