Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Income Taxes (Textual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Distributable Income Minimum Percentage	90.00%
Tax Basis of Assets, Cost for Income Tax Purposes	$ 3.9	$ 3.7
Federal excise tax if sufficient taxable income is not distributed within prescribed time limits	4.00%
Excise tax equal to annual amount	4.00%
Excise tax, if sum of ordinary income	85.00%
Excise tax, if Net capital gain exceeds cash distributions and certain taxes paid	95.00%
BRANDYWINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax Basis of Assets, Cost for Income Tax Purposes	$ 3.9	$ 3.7