<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.25.1</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>159</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>311</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>true</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>56</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>10</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>0000001 - Document - Cover Page</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/CoverPage</Role>
      <ShortName>Cover Page</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952151 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Balance Sheets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Balance Sheets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>2</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952152 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>3</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952153 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>4</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952154 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>5</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952155 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Statements of Income</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedStatementsofIncome</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Statements of Income</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>6</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952156 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Income</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedStatementsofIncome</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Income</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>7</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952157 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedStatementsofComprehensiveIncome</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>8</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952158 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedStatementsofComprehensiveIncome</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>9</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952159 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Statements of Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedStatementsofEquity</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Statements of Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>10</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952160 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parentheticals)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedStatementsofEquityParentheticals</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parentheticals)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>11</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952161 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Capital</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedStatementsofCapital</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Capital</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>12</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952162 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parentheticals)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedStatementsofCapitalParentheticals</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parentheticals)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>13</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952163 - Statement - HPI - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HPIConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>HPI - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>14</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952164 - Statement - HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/HRLPConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>15</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952165 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessandSignificantAccountingPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>16</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952166 - Disclosure - Leases</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/Leases</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>17</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952167 - Disclosure - Investments in and Advances to Affiliates</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/InvestmentsinandAdvancestoAffiliates</Role>
      <ShortName>Investments in and Advances to Affiliates</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>18</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R19.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952168 - Disclosure - Real Estate Assets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateAssets</Role>
      <ShortName>Real Estate Assets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>19</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R20.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952169 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilities</Role>
      <ShortName>Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>20</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R21.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952170 - Disclosure - Mortgages and Notes Payable</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/MortgagesandNotesPayable</Role>
      <ShortName>Mortgages and Notes Payable</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>21</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R22.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952171 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling Interests</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/NoncontrollingInterests</Role>
      <ShortName>Noncontrolling Interests</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>22</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R23.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952172 - Disclosure - Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DisclosureAboutFairValueofFinancialInstruments</Role>
      <ShortName>Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>23</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R24.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952173 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/ShareBasedPayments</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-Based Payments</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>24</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R25.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952174 - Disclosure - Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateandOtherAssetsHeldForSale</Role>
      <ShortName>Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>25</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R26.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952175 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share and Per Unit</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/EarningsPerShareandPerUnit</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings Per Share and Per Unit</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>26</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R27.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952176 - Disclosure - Segment Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SegmentInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>27</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R28.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9952177 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SubsequentEvents</Role>
      <ShortName>Subsequent Events</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>28</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R29.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>995445 - Disclosure - Insider Trading Arrangements</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/role/InsiderTradingArrangements</Role>
      <ShortName>Insider Trading Arrangements</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>29</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R30.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955511 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessandSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Policies</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessandSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>30</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R31.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955512 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/VariableInterestEntitiesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable Interest Entities (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <Position>31</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R32.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955513 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilitiesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilities</ParentRole>
      <Position>32</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R33.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955514 - Disclosure - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/MortgagesandNotesPayableTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/MortgagesandNotesPayable</ParentRole>
      <Position>33</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R34.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955515 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/NoncontrollingInterestsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/NoncontrollingInterests</ParentRole>
      <Position>34</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R35.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955516 - Disclosure - Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DisclosureAboutFairValueofFinancialInstrumentsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DisclosureAboutFairValueofFinancialInstruments</ParentRole>
      <Position>35</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R36.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955517 - Disclosure - Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateandOtherAssetsHeldForSaleTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateandOtherAssetsHeldForSale</ParentRole>
      <Position>36</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R37.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955518 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share and Per Unit (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/EarningsPerShareandPerUnitTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings Per Share and Per Unit (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/EarningsPerShareandPerUnit</ParentRole>
      <Position>37</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R38.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955519 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SegmentInformationTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SegmentInformation</ParentRole>
      <Position>38</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R39.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955520 - Disclosure - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessandSignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessandSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>39</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R40.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955521 - Disclosure - Leases ASC 842 (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/LeasesASC842Details</Role>
      <ShortName>Leases ASC 842 (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>40</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R41.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955522 - Disclosure - Investments in and Advances to Affiliates (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/InvestmentsinandAdvancestoAffiliatesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Investments in and Advances to Affiliates (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/InvestmentsinandAdvancestoAffiliates</ParentRole>
      <Position>41</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R42.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955523 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/VariableInterestEntitiesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Variable Interest Entities (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/VariableInterestEntitiesTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>42</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R43.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955524 - Disclosure - Real Estate Assets (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateAssetsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Real Estate Assets (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateAssets</ParentRole>
      <Position>43</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R44.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955525 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilitiesDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilitiesTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>44</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R45.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955526 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/IntangibleAssetsandBelowMarketLeaseLiabilitiesScheduledFutureAmortizationDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>45</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R46.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955527 - Disclosure - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/MortgagesandNotesPayableDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/MortgagesandNotesPayableTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>46</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R47.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955528 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling Interests (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/NoncontrollingInterestsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Noncontrolling Interests (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/NoncontrollingInterestsTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>47</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R48.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955529 - Disclosure - Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/DisclosureAboutFairValueofFinancialInstrumentsFairValueAssetsandLiabilitiesMeasuredonRecurringandNonrecurringBasisDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>48</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R49.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955530 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/ShareBasedPaymentsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Share-Based Payments (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/ShareBasedPayments</ParentRole>
      <Position>49</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R50.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955531 - Disclosure - Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateandOtherAssetsHeldForSaleDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/RealEstateandOtherAssetsHeldForSaleTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>50</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R51.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955532 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share and Per Unit (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/EarningsPerShareandPerUnitDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Earnings Per Share and Per Unit (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/EarningsPerShareandPerUnitTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>51</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R52.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955533 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SegmentInformationDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Segment Information (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SegmentInformationTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>52</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="hiw-20250331.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R53.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>9955534 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events (Details)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails</Role>
      <ShortName>Subsequent Events (Details)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.highwoods.com/role/SubsequentEvents</ParentRole>
      <Position>53</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File doctype="10-Q" isDefinitelyFs="true" isUsgaap="true" original="hiw-20250331.htm">hiw-20250331.htm</File>
    <File>hiw-20250331.xsd</File>
    <File>hiw-20250331_cal.xml</File>
    <File>hiw-20250331_def.xml</File>
    <File>hiw-20250331_lab.xml</File>
    <File>hiw-20250331_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles>
    <File>hiw-20250331_g1.jpg</File>
  </SupplementalFiles>
  <BaseTaxonomies>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="856">http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2024</BaseTaxonomy>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="45">http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024</BaseTaxonomy>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="4">http://xbrl.sec.gov/ecd/2024</BaseTaxonomy>
  </BaseTaxonomies>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
