CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL (KILROY REALTY, L.P.) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Kilroy Realty L.P. [Member]
Dividends declared per common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.485	$ 0.455

Cash dividends declared or paid to each outstanding limited partnership and general partnership unit during the reporting period.

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