Earnings per common partnership unit line items.

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Repurchase program number of mirror unit of operating partnership retired for each common share repurchased.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-SubTopic 405
-Topic 942
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481071/942-405-45-2

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PARTNERS' EQUITY OF THE PARENT COMPANY - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 03, 2019	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares
Earnings Per Common Partnership Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.15		$ 0.15	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.19	$ 0.19
Dividends, common stock \| $	$ 26.0
BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Earnings Per Common Partnership Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.15
Dividends, common stock \| $	$ 26.0
Repurchase program, ratio of mirror unit of operating partnership retired for each common share repurchased		1