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Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 25, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Distributions declared per common share (in dollars per share) $ 0.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Distributions paid or declared on common shares $ 29.6us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash        
Common Shares          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Common shares issued to holders of preferred shares (in shares)   144us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
  10,412,499us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Common shares from conversion of preferred shares (in shares)   2,363,103us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Series D          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred shares converted into common shares (in shares)   301us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
  10,264,503us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
 
Common shares from conversion of preferred shares (in shares)   4,915,196us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
     
Fundamental change conversion right | Common Shares          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred shares converted into common shares (in shares)         10,411,779us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= eqc_FundamentalChangeConversionRightMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Fundamental change conversion right | Series D          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred shares converted into common shares (in shares)         10,263,003us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= eqc_FundamentalChangeConversionRightMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember