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Noncontrolling Interests (Redeemable Preferred Units) (Narrative) (Details) (Noncontrolling Interests [Member], USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Feb. 17, 2015
Nov. 05, 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
Jul. 03, 2014
May 19, 2014
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]            
Series Four Preferred Units (in shares) 12,667bxp_SeriesFourPreferredUnits          
Series Four Preferred Units [Member]            
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]            
Preferred Units Liquidation Preference $ 50.00bxp_PreferredUnitsLiquidationPreference
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Series Four Preferred Units Released from Escrow (in shares)       27,773bxp_SeriesFourPreferredUnitsReleasedfromEscrow
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  319,687bxp_SeriesFourPreferredUnitsReleasedfromEscrow
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Redemption of Series Four Preferred Units     $ 1.4bxp_RedemptionofSeriesFourPreferredUnits
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  $ 16.0bxp_RedemptionofSeriesFourPreferredUnits
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Distributions to Series Two Preferred Units (in dollars per share)   $ 0.25bxp_CashDistributionsToPreferredUnitholdersPerUnit
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Series Four Preferred Units (in shares) 12,667bxp_SeriesFourPreferredUnits
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      12,667bxp_SeriesFourPreferredUnits
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Series Four Preferred Units Annual Dividend Payable Rate 2.00%bxp_Seriesfourpreferredunitsannualdividendpayablerate
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