Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital Tables (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]

The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit paid in 2017:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)		Distribution (Per Unit)
June 30, 2017	July 31, 2017		$0.75		$0.75
March 31, 2017	April 28, 2017		$0.75		$0.75
December 31, 2016	January 30, 2017		$0.75		$0.75

Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]

The following table presents Boston Properties Inc.’s dividends per share on its outstanding Series B Preferred Stock paid during 2017:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)
August 4, 2017	August 15, 2017		$32.8125
May 5, 2017	May 15, 2017		$32.8125
February 3, 2017	February 15, 2017		$32.8125