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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Property
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Termination payment $ 6.6us-gaap_LossOnContractTerminationForDefault    
Percentage, partner's common units 50.00%aat_PercentagePartnersCommonUnits    
Transfer taxes accrued in connection with the Offering $ 6.6aat_TransferTaxesLiability    
Number of consolidated properties located in Southern California 12aat_NumberOfConsolidatedProperties    
Maximum percentage of total revenue provided by any single tenant 10.00%aat_MaximumPercentageOfRevenueProvidedByAnySingleTenant 10.00%aat_MaximumPercentageOfRevenueProvidedByAnySingleTenant  
Total Revenue | Southern California      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 29.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_TotalRevenueMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= aat_SouthernCaliforniaMember
   
Total Revenue | Hawaii      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 20.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_TotalRevenueMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_HI
   
Rental Income      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 8.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_RentalIncomeMember
   
Number of tenants that comprise 10.7% of total annualized based rent 3aat_NumberOfMajorCustomer
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_RentalIncomeMember
   
Maximum | Tenants      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 2.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_CustomersMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
The Land Mark at One Market      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of lease extension options 3aat_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_LandMarkAtOneMarketMember
   
Years, lease extension options length 5 years    
Quicksilver      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percent annual lease amount increase 3.40%aat_PercentAnnualLeaseAmountIncrease
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_QuicksilverMember
   
Waikiki Beach Walk - Retail      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Property management fee, percent 3.00%us-gaap_PropertyManagementFeePercentFee
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_WaikikiBeachWalkRetailMember
   
Outrigger Hotels      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Property management fee, percent 6.00%us-gaap_PropertyManagementFeePercentFee
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Number of calendar months termination fee is based 2 months    
Maximum percentage of hotel's fiscal year gross revenues paid for aggregate yearly management fee 3.50%aat_MaximumPercentageOfHotelsFiscalYearGrossRevenuesPaidForAggregateYearlyManagementFee
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Previous months of management fees 12 months    
Hotel management agreement default penalty factor of previous twelve months of management fees in first 11 years of term 8aat_HotelManagementAgreementDefaultPenaltyFactOrOfPreviousTwelveMonthsOfManagementFeesInFirstElevenYearsOfTerm
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Years in hotel management agreement term 11 years    
Hotel management agreement default penalty factor of previous twelve months of management fees in twelfth year of term 4aat_HotelManagementAgreementDefaultPenaltyFactOrOfPreviousTwelveMonthsOfManagementFeesInTwelfthYearOfTerm
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Hotel management agreement default penalty factor of previous twelve months of management fees in thirteenth year of term 3aat_HotelManagementAgreementDefaultPenaltyFactOrOfPreviousTwelveMonthsOfManagementFeesInThirteenthYearOfTerm
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Hotel management agreement default penalty factor of previous twelve months of management fees in fourteenth year of term 2aat_HotelManagementAgreementDefaultPenaltyFactOrOfPreviousTwelveMonthsOfManagementFeesInFourteenthYearOfTerm
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Hotel management agreement default penalty factor of previous twelve months of management fees in fifteenth year of term 1aat_HotelManagementAgreementDefaultPenaltyFactorOfPreviousTwelveMonthsOfManagementFeesInFifteenthYearOfTerm
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
   
Outrigger Hotels | Future Year Period One      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Years in hotel management agreement term 15 years    
Outrigger Hotels | Future Year Period Two      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Years in hotel management agreement term 14 years    
Outrigger Hotels | Future Year Period Three      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Years in hotel management agreement term 13 years    
Outrigger Hotels | Future Year Period Four      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Years in hotel management agreement term 12 years    
Outrigger Hotels | Maximum      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Property management fee, percent 3.00%us-gaap_PropertyManagementFeePercentFee
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_OutriggerHotelsAndResortsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Wbw Hotel Lessee Llc      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Years of contract 20 years    
Percentage of hotel occupancy gross revenue paid for program fee 4.00%aat_PercentageOfHotelOccupancyGrossRevenuePaidForProgramFee
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_WbwHotelLesseeLlcMember
   
Wbw Hotel Lessee Llc | Future Time Period Prior to 12-31-2021      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of hotel occupancy gross revenue paid for franchise royalty fee 4.00%aat_PercentageOfHotelOccupancyGrossRevenuePaidForFranchiseRoyaltyFee
/ aat_LineOfCreditFutureTimePeriodAxis
= aat_FutureTimePeriodPriorMember
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_WbwHotelLesseeLlcMember
   
Wbw Hotel Lessee Llc | Future Time Period After 12-31-2021      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of hotel occupancy gross revenue paid for franchise royalty fee 5.00%aat_PercentageOfHotelOccupancyGrossRevenuePaidForFranchiseRoyaltyFee
/ aat_LineOfCreditFutureTimePeriodAxis
= aat_FutureTimePeriodAfterMember
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= aat_WbwHotelLesseeLlcMember
   
Total Revenues | Retail industry      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 37.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= aat_TotalRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_RetailMember
  36.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= aat_TotalRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_RetailMember
Total Revenues | Office industry      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 35.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= aat_TotalRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_OfficeMember
  35.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= aat_TotalRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_OfficeMember
Base Rent | salesforce.com, inc.      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= aat_TotalBaseRentMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_Customer1Member
   
Alamo Quarry Market and Waikele Center | Total Revenue      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Percentage of total revenue provided by properties 15.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_TotalRevenueMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= aat_AlamoQuarryMarketandWaikeleCenterMember
  15.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= aat_TotalRevenueMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= aat_AlamoQuarryMarketandWaikeleCenterMember
Del Monte Center | Ground Water Contamination | Maximum      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation monitoring period 9 years    
Del Monte Center | Ground Water Contamination | Minimum      
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]      
Environmental remediation monitoring period 2 years