Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Limited Partners' Common Equity [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member] AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Stockholders' Equity, Total [Member]
Beginning Balance - General Partner at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 4,713,243	$ 3,589	$ 5,244,375	$ (4,676)	$ (585,087)	$ 55,042
Beginning Balance - Partnership at Dec. 31, 2018							$ 4,713,243	$ 4,662,877	$ 50,585	$ (4,676)	$ 4,457	$ 4,708,786
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	44,923				44,551	372	44,923	44,551	382		(10)	44,933
Other comprehensive income	0						0
Other comprehensive loss	(9,342)			(9,342)			(9,342)			(9,342)		(9,342)
Issuance of common shares	4,492	1	4,491
Capital contribution from the General Partner							4,492	4,492				4,492
Stock based compensation plan activity	5,597	4	1,291		(350)	4,652	5,597	945	4,652			5,597
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance	312					312	312				312
Distributions to Partners							(77,915)	(77,237)	(678)			(77,915)
Distributions to common shareholders	(77,237)				(77,237)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(817)					(817)	(139)				(139)
Ending Balance - General Partner at Mar. 31, 2019	4,681,171	3,594	5,250,157	(14,018)	(618,123)	59,561
Ending Balance - Partnership at Mar. 31, 2019							4,681,171	4,635,628	54,941	(14,018)	4,620	4,676,551
Beginning Balance - General Partner at Dec. 31, 2019	5,080,260	3,680	5,525,463	(35,036)	(475,992)	62,145
Beginning Balance - Partnership at Dec. 31, 2019							5,080,260	5,053,151	57,575	(35,036)	4,570	5,075,690
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	19,660				19,456	204	19,660	19,456	170		34	19,626
Other comprehensive income	801			801			801			801		801
Other comprehensive loss	0						0
Issuance of common shares	5,465	1	5,464
Capital contribution from the General Partner							5,465	5,465				5,465
Stock based compensation plan activity	8,221	3	2,879		(314)	5,653	8,221	2,568	5,653			8,221
Distributions to Partners							(87,345)	(86,562)	(783)			(87,345)
Distributions to common shareholders	(86,562)				(86,562)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(783)					(783)
Ending Balance - General Partner at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 5,027,062	$ 3,684	$ 5,533,806	$ (34,235)	$ (543,412)	$ 67,219
Ending Balance - Partnership at Mar. 31, 2020							$ 5,027,062	$ 4,994,078	$ 62,615	$ (34,235)	$ 4,604	$ 5,022,458