Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Liberty Washington, LP) (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² bldg	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) bldg	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) a ft² bldg
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Number of buildings (in buildings) | bldg	60
Impairment - real estate assets	$ 32,431	$ 3,946	$ 3,879
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	0	(49)	(27,099)
Management fee income	$ 73,224	$ 82,673	12,941
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
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Number of buildings (in buildings) | bldg	37	2
Discontinued operations
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Impairment - real estate assets	$ 7,257	$ 6,686	$ 0
Northern Virginia and Washington DC | Liberty Washington, LP
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Ownership percentage	25.00%
Building and Building Improvements | Northern Virginia and Washington DC | Liberty Washington, LP
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Leaseable square feet (in sqft) | ft²	451
Building and Building Improvements | Northern Virginia and Washington DC | Office properties | Liberty Washington, LP
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Number of buildings (in buildings) | bldg	2
Joint venture, 2016 sales current quarter | Building and Building Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
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Number of buildings (in buildings) | bldg			12
Leaseable square feet (in sqft) | ft²			1,200
Proceeds from sale of property			$ 187,200
Joint venture, 2016 sales current quarter | Land and Land Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
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Acres of developable land (in acres) | a			6.0
Joint venture, 2016 transfer to lender | Building and Building Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale
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Number of buildings (in buildings) | bldg			6
Leaseable square feet (in sqft) | ft²			698
Mortgages | Joint venture, 2016 transfer to lender | Building and Building Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale
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Extinguishment of debt			$ 112,500
Equity Method Investee | DC Metro | Liberty Washington, LP
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Impairment - real estate assets	$ 25,400	15,900
General Partner | Gain (Loss) on Investments | Joint venture, 2016 sales current quarter | Building and Building Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued operations
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Gains on sale of land and building			6,000
General Partner | Gain (Loss) on Investments | Mortgages | Joint venture, 2016 transfer to lender | Building and Building Improvements | Liberty Washington, LP | Discontinued operations
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Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment			4,200
Liberty Washington, LP | Equity Method Investee | Northern Virginia and Washington DC
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Management fee income	1,200	1,100	$ 2,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Liberty Washington, LP | Equity Method Investee | Northern Virginia and Washington DC
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Due from related parties	1	316
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | General Partner | Equity Method Investee | DC Metro | Liberty Washington, LP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment - real estate assets	$ 6,300	$ 4,000