Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Consolidated Mortgages and Notes Payable [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness	$	685,390	$	715,742
Unsecured indebtedness	1,093,165		1,153,164
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,778,555	$	1,868,906

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Consolidated Mortgages and Notes Payable [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness	$	685,390	$	715,742
Unsecured indebtedness	1,093,165		1,153,164
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,778,555	$	1,868,906