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Other Assets - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
building
property
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
property
building
Jun. 30, 2013
building
property
Sep. 30, 2012
building
property
Jun. 30, 2012
property
building
Apr. 30, 2012
property
building
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]                    
Total real estate mortgage receivable included in other assets, carrying value   $ 8,100,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages   8,100,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages           $ 8,107,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
Mortgage financing related to property sold   7,688,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans 1,419,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans              
Number of properties sold or agreed to be sold 3eqc_NumberOfPropertiesSold                  
Number of buildings 18eqc_NumberOfBuildingsSold                  
Real estate mortgages receivable                    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]                    
Allowance for losses related to real estate mortgages receivable   0us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate
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Sales of properties resulting in gains and losses                    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]                    
Number of properties sold or agreed to be sold   7eqc_NumberOfPropertiesSold
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3eqc_NumberOfPropertiesSold
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Number of buildings   59eqc_NumberOfBuildingsSold
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0eqc_NumberOfBuildingsSold
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Sales of properties resulting in gains and losses | Suburban office and industrial properties                    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]                    
Mortgage financing related to property sold 7,700,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans
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Interest rate on real estate mortgage receivable 6.00%us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate
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Sales of properties resulting in gains and losses | Suburban property                    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]                    
Mortgage financing related to property sold               $ 400,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans
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$ 1,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans
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Interest rate on real estate mortgage receivable             5.00%us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate
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