Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenue
Base rent	$ 503,562	$ 536,128
Recoveries from tenants	89,164	89,586
Parking and other	25,610	24,825
Total rental revenue	618,336	650,539
Hotel revenue	7,420	8,757
Development and management services	6,472	6,689
Total revenue	632,228	665,985
Expenses
Rental	228,287	219,172
Hotel	7,091	7,634
General and administrative	31,386	29,353
Transaction costs	34	25
Depreciation and amortization	159,205	159,448
Total expenses	426,003	415,632
Operating income	206,225	250,353
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	3,084	1,791
Interest and other income	614	1,505
Gains from investments in securities	1,042	259
Interest expense	(95,534)	(105,309)
Income before gains on sales of real estate	115,431	148,599
Gains on sales of real estate	133	67,623
Net income	115,564	216,222
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(4,424)	(10,464)
Noncontrolling interest—common units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership	(11,432)	(21,393)
Net income attributable to the Company	99,708	184,365
Preferred dividends / distributions	(2,625)	(2,618)
Net income attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders	$ 97,083	$ 181,747
Basic earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Net income (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 0.63	$ 1.18
Weighted average number of common shares / units outstanding	153,860	153,626
Diluted earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Diluted Earnings: Net income, Per Share Amount (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 0.63	$ 1.18
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares / units outstanding (in shares / units)	154,214	153,917
Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Declared	$ 0.75	$ 0.65
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Revenue
Base rent	$ 503,562	$ 536,128
Recoveries from tenants	89,164	89,586
Parking and other	25,610	24,825
Total rental revenue	618,336	650,539
Hotel revenue	7,420	8,757
Development and management services	6,472	6,689
Total revenue	632,228	665,985
Expenses
Rental	228,287	219,172
Hotel	7,091	7,634
General and administrative	31,386	29,353
Transaction costs	34	25
Depreciation and amortization	157,058	157,461
Total expenses	423,856	413,645
Operating income	208,372	252,340
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures	3,084	1,791
Interest and other income	614	1,505
Gains from investments in securities	1,042	259
Interest expense	(95,534)	(105,309)
Income before gains on sales of real estate	117,578	150,586
Gains on sales of real estate	133	69,792
Net income	117,711	220,378
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships	(4,424)	(10,464)
Net income attributable to the Company	113,287	209,914
Preferred dividends / distributions	(2,625)	(2,618)
Net income attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders	$ 110,662	$ 207,296
Basic earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Net income (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 0.64	$ 1.21
Weighted average number of common shares / units outstanding	171,581	171,309
Diluted earnings per common share / unit attributable to the Company's common shareholders / unitholders
Diluted Earnings: Net income, Per Share Amount (in dollars per share / unit)	$ 0.64	$ 1.21
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares / units outstanding (in shares / units)	171,935	171,600
Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Declared	$ 0.75	$ 0.65