Subsequent Events (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024 $ / shares	Jan. 25, 2024 USD ($) numberOfBuildings	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 26, 2024 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment			$ (602,000)	$ 0	$ (286,000)
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility			$ 750,000,000
Annual facility fee (in hundredths)			0.20%
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths)			0.01%
Amount outstanding on revolving credit facility			$ 20,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit on revolving credit facility			900,000
Unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility			$ 729,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate			SOFR
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths)			0.85%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR Related Spread Adjustment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths)			0.10%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility		$ 750,000,000
Number of additional maturity extensions | numberOfBuildings		2
Term of optional extensions		6 months
Annual facility fee (in hundredths)		0.20%
Temporary reduction in interest rate due to sustainability goals (in hundredths)		0.025%
Debt issuance costs		$ 7,900,000
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment		$ (200,000)
Amount outstanding on revolving credit facility						$ 36,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit on revolving credit facility						900,000
Unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility						$ 713,100,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate		SOFR
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths)		0.85%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR Related Spread Adjustment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread (in hundredths)		0.10%
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 2.00	$ 2.00	$ 1.96
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.50