Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net income		$ 799,918	$ 526,057	$ 841,440
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Effective portion of interest rate contracts		(10,302)	0	0
Amortization of interest rate contracts	[1],[2]	2,510	2,508	2,513
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(7,792)	2,508	2,513
Comprehensive Income		792,126	528,565	843,953
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(216,812)	(82,446)	(91,629)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		2,982	(256)	(252)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company		578,296	445,863	752,072
Boston Properties Limited Partnership [Member]
Net income		809,109	541,213	856,966
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Effective portion of interest rate contracts		(10,302)	0	0
Amortization of interest rate contracts	[2],[3]	2,510	2,508	2,513
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(7,792)	2,508	2,513
Comprehensive Income		801,317	543,721	859,479
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(147,433)	(31,584)	(7,393)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company		$ 653,884	$ 512,137	$ 852,086

[1] Amounts reclassified from comprehensive income primarily to interest expense within Boston Properties, Inc.’s Consolidated Statements of Operations

[2] Consists of amounts from interest rate hedging programs entered into prior to 2015.

[3] Amounts reclassified from comprehensive income primarily to interest expense within Boston Properties Limited Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations.