CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenues:
Rental revenue	$ 14,226	$ 15,840
Other revenue	1,350	846
Total revenues	15,576	16,686
Expenses:
Operating expenses	7,256	4,533
Depreciation and amortization	4,310	4,412
General and administrative	8,555	8,002
Total expenses	20,121	16,947
Interest and other income, net	28,376	1,574
Income before income taxes	23,831	1,313
Income tax expense	(1,080)	(8)
Net income	22,751	1,305
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(66)	(3)
Net income attributable to Equity Commonwealth	22,685	1,302
Preferred distributions	(1,997)	(1,997)
Net income (loss) attributable to Equity Commonwealth common shareholders	$ 20,688	$ (695)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	109,720	113,740
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	111,300	113,740
Earnings per common share attributable to Equity Commonwealth common shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ (0.01)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.19	(0.01)
Distributions declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.25	$ 0