Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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 or declared in 2021 and during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)	Distribution (Per Unit)
March 31, 2021	April 30, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
December 31, 2020	January 28, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
March 31, 2020	April 30, 2020	$0.98	$0.98
December 31, 2019	January 30, 2020	$0.98	$0.98

Series B 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 or declared during 2021 and during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)
February 5, 2021	February 16, 2021	$32.8125
May 1, 2020	May 15, 2020	$32.8125
February 4, 2020	February 18, 2020	$32.8125