Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital Tables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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 2019 and occurred during the first quarter of 2018:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)		Distribution (Per Unit)
March 29, 2019	April 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.95
December 31, 2018	January 30, 2019		$0.95		$0.95
March 29, 2018	April 30, 2018		$0.80		$0.80
December 31, 2017	January 30, 2018		$0.80		$0.80

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 2019 and occurred during the first quarter of 2018:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)
May 3, 2019	May 15, 2019		$32.8125
February 4, 2019	February 15, 2019		$32.8125
May 4, 2018	May 15, 2018		$32.8125
February 2, 2018	February 15, 2018		$32.8125