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Limited Partners' Equity of the Operating Partnership
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Preferred Units [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]
Noncontrolling Interests of the Trust
Noncontrolling interests in the accompanying financial statements represent the interests of the common and preferred units in the Operating Partnership not held by the Trust. In addition, noncontrolling interests include third-party ownership interests in consolidated joint venture investments.
Common units
The common units outstanding of the Operating Partnership not held by the Trust as of March 31, 2015 have the same economic characteristics as common shares of the Trust. The 3,539,075 outstanding common units of the Operating Partnership at such date not held by the Trust share proportionately in the net income or loss and in any distributions of the Operating Partnership. The common units of the Operating Partnership not held by the Trust are redeemable at any time at the option of the holder. The Trust, as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, may at its option elect to settle the redemption in cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis of unregistered common shares of the Trust. The market value of the 3,539,075 outstanding common units based on the closing price of the common shares of the Trust at March 31, 2015 was $126.3 million.
Liberty Property Limited Partnership [Member]  
Preferred Units [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]
Limited Partners' Equity and Noncontrolling Interest of the Operating Partnership
Limited partners' equity in the accompanying financial statements represents the interests of the common and preferred units in the Operating Partnership not held by the Trust. The Operating Partnership's noncontrolling interest includes third-party ownership interests in consolidated joint venture investments.
Common units
The common units outstanding as of March 31, 2015 have the same economic characteristics as common shares of the Trust. The 3,539,075 outstanding common units at such date are the limited partners' equity - common units held by persons and entities other than the Trust, the general partner of the Operating Partnership, which holds a number of common units equal to the number of outstanding common shares of beneficial interest. The Trust, as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, may at its option elect to settle the redemption in cash or through the exchange on a one-for-one basis of unregistered common shares of the Trust. The market value of the 3,539,075 outstanding common units at March 31, 2015 based on the closing price of the common shares of the Trust at March 31, 2015 was $126.3 million.