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Condensed consolidating financial information Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities    
Net income $ 25,008us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 40,749us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 58,920us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 50,421us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Impairment of Real Estate 14,510us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Equity in earnings of affiliates (574)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures 491us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
Amortization of loan fees and costs 2,834us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 2,561us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Amortization of debt premiums/discounts (82)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 205us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Amortization of above and below Market Leases (933)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases (816)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases
Deferred rent (9,901)us-gaap_StraightLineRent (11,882)us-gaap_StraightLineRent
Stock compensation expense 3,690us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 3,228us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Equity in earnings of affiliates 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesBeforeTax 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesBeforeTax
Investment gains (5,937)us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments (4,040)us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments
Investment losses 2,225us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments 1,694us-gaap_LossOnSaleOfInvestments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Restricted cash (51)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities
Tenant receivables (102)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLeasingReceivables (690)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLeasingReceivables
Deferred leasing costs (7,131)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredLeasingFees (7,572)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredLeasingFees
Other assets (3,247)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (17,315)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and tenant security deposits 27,121us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities 16,716us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 106,841us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 73,259us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing Activities    
Proceeds from sale of properties 67,616us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyHeldForSale 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyHeldForSale
Additions to real estate (104,632)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets (111,587)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets
Purchase of real estate (93,938)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate (42,338)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate
Change in restricted cash related to construction projects 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (140)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Payments for (Proceeds from) Deposits on Real Estate Acquisitions (28,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDepositsOnRealEstateAcquisitions 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDepositsOnRealEstateAcquisitions
Contributions to unconsolidated real estate entity (2,539)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments (747)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
Investments in subsidiaries 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
Additions to investments (15,118)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (11,905)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Sales of investments 2,345us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments 3,998us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments
Repayment of notes receivable 4,214us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (170,052)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (162,719)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing Activities    
Borrowings from secured notes payable 29,585us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt 51,030us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt
Repayments of borrowings from secured notes payable (7,934)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt (210,844)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
Principal borrowings from unsecured senior line of credit 167,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit 360,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit
Repayments of borrowings from unsecured senior line of credit (50,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit (58,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit
Transfers to/from parent company 0are_TransfersDueToDueFromParentEntity 0are_TransfersDueToDueFromParentEntity
Change in restricted cash related to financings (1,369)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities 1,059us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities
Deferred financing costs paid (563)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (8)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Dividends paid on common stock (53,295)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (48,714)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid on preferred stock (6,247)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock (6,471)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests 340us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 19,410us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (9,846)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders (988)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 67,671us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 106,474us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 170us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 260us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 4,630us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 17,274us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 86,011us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 57,696us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 90,641us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 74,970us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information    
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of interest capitalized 15,514us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 6,093us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Non-Cash Investing Activities    
Change in accrued construction (7,249)us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid (6,028)us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid
Assumption of secured notes payable in connection with purchase of properties (82,000)us-gaap_NotesAssumed1 (48,329)us-gaap_NotesAssumed1
Payable for purchase of noncontrolling interest (113,967)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (Issuer)    
Operating Activities    
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39,554us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
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Impairment of Real Estate 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
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Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
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Amortization of loan fees and costs 1,925us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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1,770us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Amortization of debt premiums/discounts 80us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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40us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Stock compensation expense 3,690us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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3,228us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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Equity in earnings of affiliates (52,120)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesBeforeTax
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(62,505)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromSubsidiariesBeforeTax
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
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Tenant receivables 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLeasingReceivables
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Other assets (3,437)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
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(748)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and tenant security deposits 32,795us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities
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13,478us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 8,700us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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(3,712)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
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Investing Activities    
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Additions to real estate 0us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets
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(221,513)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (44,375)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
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Financing Activities    
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360,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit
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Repayments of borrowings from unsecured senior line of credit (50,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit
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(58,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit
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Dividends paid on common stock (53,295)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
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(48,715)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
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Dividends paid on preferred stock (6,247)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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(6,471)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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246,814us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
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21,589us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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14,790us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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36,379us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information    
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of interest capitalized 10,412us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
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347us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary)    
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