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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Schedule of Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 08, 2014
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share       $ 0.65us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
Special dividend (per share amount) $ 4.50bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount $ 2.25bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount    
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage 100.00%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage 100.00%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage 100.00%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage  
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. $ 6.82bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes [1] $ 4.75bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes [2] $ 2.37bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes  
Dividend Declared [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share $ 5.15us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
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= us-gaap_DividendDeclaredMember
$ 2.90us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
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= us-gaap_DividendDeclaredMember
   
non-special dividend [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share $ 0.65us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
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= bxp_NonspecialdividendMember
$ 0.65us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
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Allocated to fiscal two thousand thirteen [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Special dividend (per share amount) $ 4.41bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount
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= bxp_AllocatedtofiscaltwothousandthirteenMember
$ 2.44bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount
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= bxp_AllocatedtofiscaltwothousandthirteenMember
   
Capital Gains Income [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage 100.00%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
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= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
51.29%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
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= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
3.55%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
 
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. $ 6.82bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
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= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
$ 2.44bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
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= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
$ 0.08bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
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= bxp_CapitalGainsIncomeMember
 
Ordinary Income [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage 0.00%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
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= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
48.71%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
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= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
96.45%bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposesPercentage
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= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
 
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. $ 0.00bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
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= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
$ 2.31bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
$ 2.29bxp_DividendsTreatmentForFederalTaxPurposes
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= bxp_OrdinaryIncomeMember
 
Allocated to fiscal two thousand fourteen [Member]        
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items]        
Special dividend (per share amount) $ 0.74bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount
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= bxp_AllocatedtofiscaltwothousandfourteenMember
$ 0.46bxp_Specialdividendpershareamount
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= bxp_AllocatedtofiscaltwothousandfourteenMember
   
[1] (1) The fourth quarter 2014 dividend of $5.15 per common share consists of a $4.50 per common share special dividend and a $0.65 per common share regular quarterly dividend, approximately $4.41 per common share was allocable to 2014 and approximately $0.74 per common share is allocable to 2015.
[2] (2) The fourth quarter 2013 dividend of $2.90 per common share consists of a $2.25 per common share special dividend and a $0.65 per common share regular quarterly dividend, approximately $2.44 per common share was allocable to 2013 and approximately $0.46 per common share is allocable to 2014.