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Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
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Parent Company [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Ownership in the Operating Partnership 99.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net rentable square feet 25,100,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Area Owned by Company of Undeveloped Parcels Of Land 415bdn_AreaOwnedbyCompanyofUndevelopedParcelsOfLand
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Area of additional undeveloped parcels of land with option to purchase 63bdn_AreaOfAdditionalUndevelopedParcelsOfLandWithOptionToPurchase
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total potential development capacity 6,000,000bdn_TotalPotentialDevelopmentCapacity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Unconsolidated real estate ventures [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of unconsolidated real estate ventures 17bdn_NumberOfUnconsolidatedRealEstateVentures
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
Net rentable square feet 6,700,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateJointVentureMember
Wholly-owned management company subsidiaries [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Net rentable square feet 33,900,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bdn_ManagementCompanySubsidiariesMember
Third Parties and Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Net rentable square feet 8,900,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bdn_ThirdPartiesAndRealEstateVenturesMember
Subsidiaries [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Ownership in the Operating Partnership 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Total Properties [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 200us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_TotalPropertiesMember
Office Properties [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 167us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_OfficePropertiesMember
Industrial facilities [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 20us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_IndustrialFacilitiesMember
Mixed-use properties [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 5us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_MixedUsePropertiesMember
Retail Properties [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_RetailPropertiesMember
Core Properties [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 193us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_CorePropertiesMember
Development Property [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 3us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_DevelopmentPropertyMember
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 2us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleMember
Redevelopment Property [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_RedevelopmentPropertyMember
Re-entitlement Property [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Number of properties with ownership interest 1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdn_ReEntitlementPropertyMember
Wholly Owned Properties [Member] | Parent Company [Member]  
Organization of The Parent Company and The Operating Partnership (Textuals) [Abstract]  
Net rentable square feet 25,000,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_WhollyOwnedPropertiesMember