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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets $ 228,768us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet $ 222,211us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Deferred Financing Costs [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
2015 3,064us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
2016 2,794us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
2017 2,517us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
2018 1,387us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
2019 660us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
Thereafter 1,103us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
 
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets 11,525us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
12,159us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredFinancingCostsMember
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 4 years 4 months 25 days  
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
2015 40,621us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
2016 34,317us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
2017 30,109us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
2018 25,650us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
2019 21,285us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Thereafter 39,960us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets 191,942us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_DeferredLeasingCostsAndAcquisitionRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 6 years 6 months  
Lease Incentives [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
2015 1,214us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
2016 1,051us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
2017 978us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
2018 874us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
2019 686us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
Thereafter 2,148us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets 6,951us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_LeaseIncentivesMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 8 years  
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenue) [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
2015 4,375us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
2016 3,057us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
2017 2,255us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
2018 1,463us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
2019 1,047us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
Thereafter 2,859us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets 15,056us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_AboveMarketLeasesMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 6 years 2 months 12 days  
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 3 years 4 months 25 days  
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization) [Member]    
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Acquired intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 5 years 4 months 25 days  
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]    
2015 553us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
2016 553us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
2017 553us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
2018 553us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
2019 553us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
Thereafter 529us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets 3,294us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_TaxAbatementAssetsMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life (in years) 6 years  
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member]    
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilites [Abstract]    
2015 (5,990)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
2016 (5,673)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeYearTwo
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
2017 (5,410)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeYearThree
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
2018 (5,247)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeYearFour
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
2019 (4,915)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
Thereafter (15,000)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseAmortizationIncomeAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
 
Total scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities $ (42,235)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
$ (46,845)us-gaap_BelowMarketLeaseNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hiw_BelowMarketLeaseMember
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and liabilities [Abstract]    
Below market lease liabilities, weighted average useful life (in years) 8 years 2 months 12 days  
Assumed finite-lived below market lease liabilities, weighted average useful life (in years) 5 years 6 months