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Other Assets - Summary of Deferred Financing Fees, Deferred Leasing Costs and Capitalized Lease Incentives (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Finance Costs [Abstract]    
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross $ 41,339us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross $ 45,985us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross, Properties Held-for-sale   272eqc_DeferredFinanceCostsGrossPropertiesHeldforsale
Accumulated Amortization, Deferred Finance Costs (24,478)us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts (21,455)us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts
Accumulated Amortization of Deferred Finance Costs, Properties Held-for-sale   (132)eqc_AccumulatedAmortizationofDeferredFinanceCostsPropertiesHeldforsale
Deferred Finance Costs, Net 16,861us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet 24,530us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Deferred Finance Costs, Net, Properties Held-for-sale   140eqc_DeferredFinanceCostsNetPropertiesHeldforsale
Deferred Costs, Leasing, Net [Abstract]    
Deferred Costs Leasing, Gross, Properties Held and Used in Operations 184,600us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingGross 146,996us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingGross
Deferred Costs Leasing, Gross, Properties Held-for-sale   13,769eqc_DeferredCostsLeasingGrossPropertiesHeldforsale
Deferred Costs Leasing Accumulated Amortization, Properties Held and Used in Operations (58,348)us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingAccumulatedAmortization (46,228)us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingAccumulatedAmortization
Deferred Costs Leasing Accumulated Amortization, Properties Held-for-sale   (987)eqc_DeferredCostsLeasingAccumulatedAmortizationPropertiesHeldforsale
Deferred Costs Leasing, Net, Properties Held and Used in Operations 126,252us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet 100,768us-gaap_DeferredCostsLeasingNet
Deferred Costs Leasing, Net, Properties Held-for-sale   12,782eqc_DeferredCostsLeasingNetPropertiesHeldforsale
Capital Lease Incentives, Net [Abstract]    
Capital Lease Incentives, Gross, Properties Held and Used in Operations 22,650eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesGrossPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations 20,651eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesGrossPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations
Capital Lease Incentives, Gross, Properties Held-for-sale   590eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesGrossPropertiesHeldforsale
Accumulated Amortization of Capital Lease Incentives, Properties Held and Used in Operations (7,459)eqc_AccumulatedAmortizationofCapitalLeaseIncentivesPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations (5,392)eqc_AccumulatedAmortizationofCapitalLeaseIncentivesPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations
Accumulated Amortization of Capital Lease Incentives, Properties Held-for-sale   (40)eqc_AccumulatedAmortizationofCapitalLeaseIncentivesPropertiesHeldforsale
Capital Lease Incentives, Net, Properties Held and Used in Operations 15,191eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesNetPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations 15,259eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesNetPropertiesHeldandUsedinOperations
Capital Lease Incentives, Net, Properties Held-for-sale   $ 550eqc_CapitalLeaseIncentivesNetPropertiesHeldforsale