Commitments and Contingencies - Supply Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft² bldg properties	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Development in progress	$ 410,027	$ 267,450
Supply Commitment [Member] \| Construction in Progress [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Deferred leasing costs in development	15,400
Remaining amount committed or obligated to pay	$ 11,800
Construction in Progress [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Leaseable square feet \| ft²	6.6
Number of Real Estate Properties \| properties	27
Total anticipated development cost	$ 634,000
Buildings and land parcels [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remaining amount committed or obligated to pay	18,600
Tenant Improvements [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Tenant improvements not yet completed	$ 21,100
Equity Method Investments [Member] \| Supply Commitment [Member] \| Construction in Progress [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| bldg	3
Remaining amount committed or obligated to pay	$ 966,700
American Water Works, Inc [Member] \| Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Fee development commitment	170,100
Costs incurred to date	$ 46,700

Total anticipated cost of investment in assets including but not limited to assets under construction.

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Supply Commitment, Remaining Maximum Amount Committed

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Reflects for the period the total of the carrying amount of the commercial, industrial and residential land and buildings sold plus certain overhead and other costs incurred to place the real estate in saleable condition, capitalized interest costs in the properties sold, and inventory impairment losses recognized. This element would most likely be used by an entity whose principal activities involve real estate or which has significant real estate operations.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, this element represents costs incurred by the lessor that are (a) costs to originate a lease incurred in transactions with independent third parties that (i) result directly from and are essential to acquire that lease and (ii) would not have been incurred had that leasing transaction not occurred and (b) certain costs directly related to specified activities performed by the lessor for that lease. Those activities are: evaluating the prospective lessee's financial condition; evaluating and recording guarantees, collateral, and other security arrangements; negotiating lease terms; preparing and processing lease documents; and closing the transaction. This amount is before considering accumulated amortization representing the periodic charge to earnings to recognize the deferred costs over the term of the related lease.

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The current amount of expenditures for a real estate project that has not yet been completed.

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Net rentable area for properties owned.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity must commit resources to supply goods or services to one or more customers.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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