HRLP - Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parentheticals) - Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Distributions on Common Units (per unit)	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 1.50	$ 1.50
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]
Distributions on Preferred Units (per unit)	$ 21.5625	$ 21.5625	$ 64.6875	$ 64.6875

Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480008/505-10-S99-1

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