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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Construction in Progress (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Construction in Progress [Line Items]      
Internal direct construction costs capitalized related to development of properties and land holdings $ 5,200,000bdn_InternalDirectConstructionCostsCapitalizedRelatedToDevelopmentOfPropertiesAndLandHoldings $ 3,700,000bdn_InternalDirectConstructionCostsCapitalizedRelatedToDevelopmentOfPropertiesAndLandHoldings $ 4,700,000bdn_InternalDirectConstructionCostsCapitalizedRelatedToDevelopmentOfPropertiesAndLandHoldings
Capitalized interest 4,800,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized 2,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized 2,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Salaries including bonuses and benefits, capitalized during the period 5,194,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod 3,673,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod 4,669,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
Development [Member]      
Construction in Progress [Line Items]      
Salaries including bonuses and benefits, capitalized during the period 1,749,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressDevelopmentMember
156,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
/ bdn_ConstructionInProgressAxis
= bdn_ConstructionInProgressDevelopmentMember
57,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
/ bdn_ConstructionInProgressAxis
= bdn_ConstructionInProgressDevelopmentMember
Redevelopment [Member]      
Construction in Progress [Line Items]      
Salaries including bonuses and benefits, capitalized during the period 184,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressRedevelopmentMember
194,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressRedevelopmentMember
353,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressRedevelopmentMember
Tenant Improvements [Member]      
Construction in Progress [Line Items]      
Salaries including bonuses and benefits, capitalized during the period $ 3,261,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressTenantImprovementsMember
$ 3,323,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
/ bdn_ConstructionInProgressAxis
= bdn_ConstructionInProgressTenantImprovementsMember
$ 4,259,000bdn_SalariesIncludingBonusesAndBenefitsCapitalizedDuringPeriod
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= bdn_ConstructionInProgressTenantImprovementsMember