Document and Entity Information - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 25, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Common shares, par value	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Entity Registrant Name	DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0000783280
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		356,140,850
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Duke Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0001003410
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes