Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DUKE REALTY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000783280
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		345,264,335
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP\
Entity Central Index Key	0001003410
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes