Organization (Details) ft² in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 ft² segment property subsidiary market
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries \| subsidiary	2
Percentage ownership by sole general partner	99.90%
Percentage ownership by sole limited partner	0.10%
Rentable square feet \| ft²	19.6
Percentage of annualized lease revenue	87.00%
Number of operating segments \| segment	1
US [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of office markets \| market	8
Unconsolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	1
In-Service Office Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	65
Rentable square feet \| ft²	18.9
Percentage of Class A commercial office space	94.20%
Redevelopment Asset [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	1
Development Assets [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of office properties under development	2

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Number of Real Estate Properties Under Development

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Operating Leases, Income Statement, Percentage of Annualized Lease Revenue

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Real Estate Investments, Number of Office Markets

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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Net rentable area for properties owned.

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