Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Net income		$ 167,010	$ 117,357	$ 282,574	$ 333,579
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Effective portion of interest rate contracts		(6,313)	(32,351)	(6,133)	(90,997)
Amortization of interest rate contracts	[1]	1,397	628	2,703	1,255
Other comprehensive loss		(4,916)	(31,723)	(3,430)	(89,742)
Comprehensive income		162,094	85,634	279,144	243,837
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(30,676)	(18,171)	(46,560)	(50,049)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		2,738	8,681	2,520	24,108
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company		134,156	76,144	235,104	217,896
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Net income		169,672	119,341	287,383	339,719
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Effective portion of interest rate contracts		(6,313)	(32,351)	(6,133)	(90,997)
Amortization of interest rate contracts	[2]	1,397	628	2,703	1,255
Other comprehensive loss		(4,916)	(31,723)	(3,430)	(89,742)
Comprehensive income		164,756	87,618	283,953	249,977
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(12,715)	(793)	(17,211)	(731)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company		$ 152,041	$ 86,825	$ 266,742	$ 249,246

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

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