Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital Dividends / Distributions (Details) - $ / shares	Jan. 28, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021	Feb. 16, 2021	Jan. 28, 2021	Mar. 21, 2022
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit					$ 0.98
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid	$ 0.98	$ 0.98		$ 0.98
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit					0.98
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid	0.98	0.98		0.98
Boston Properties Limited Partnership \| Op units and LTIP units
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit					0.98
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid	0.98	0.98		0.98
Boston Properties Limited Partnership \| Unvested MYLTIP Units [Member]
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share / Unit					$ 0.098
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid	$ 0.098	$ 0.098		$ 0.098
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock / Unit [Member]
Dividends / Distributions [Line Items]
Common Stock / Unit, Dividends / Distributions, Per Share / Unit, Cash Paid			$ 32.8125