10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-13100	56-1871668
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	000-21731	56-1869557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3100 Smoketree Court, Suite 600

Raleigh, NC 27604

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

919-872-4924

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Highwoods Properties, Inc.  Yes  S    No £Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership  Yes  S    No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Highwoods Properties, Inc.  Yes  S    No £Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership  Yes  S    No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of 'large accelerated filer,' 'accelerated filer' and 'smaller reporting company' in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act.

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

Large accelerated filer S    Accelerated filer £      Non-accelerated filer £      Smaller reporting company £

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership

Large accelerated filer £    Accelerated filer £      Non-accelerated filer S      Smaller reporting company £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).

Highwoods Properties, Inc.  Yes  £    No SHighwoods Realty Limited Partnership  Yes  £    No S

The Company had 82,142,340 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 19, 2013.

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)	3
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.:
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	4
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	6
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	10
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	28
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	29
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	30
Consolidated Statements of Capital for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	31
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	32
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	34
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	51
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	51
Executive Summary	52
Results of Operations	53
Liquidity and Capital Resources	55
Critical Accounting Estimates	58
Non-GAAP Information	58
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	62
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	62
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	63
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	63

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We refer to Highwoods Properties, Inc. as the “Company,” Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership as the “Operating Partnership,” the Company’s common stock as “Common Stock” or “Common Shares,” the Company’s preferred stock as “Preferred Stock” or “Preferred Shares,” the Operating Partnership’s common partnership interests as “Common Units,” the Operating Partnership’s preferred partnership interests as “Preferred Units” and in-service properties (excluding for-sale residential condominiums) to which the Company and/or the Operating Partnership have title and 100.0% ownership rights as the “Wholly Owned Properties.” References to “we” and “our” mean the Company and the Operating Partnership, collectively, unless the context indicates otherwise.

The partnership agreement provides that the Operating Partnership will assume and pay when due, or reimburse the Company for payment of, all costs and expenses relating to the ownership and operations of, or for the benefit of, the Operating Partnership. The partnership agreement further provides that all expenses of the Company are deemed to be incurred for the benefit of the Operating Partnership.

Certain information contained herein is presented as of April 19, 2013, the latest practicable date for financial information prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Real estate assets, at cost:
Land	$	380,932		$	371,730
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,365,154			3,281,362
Development in process	29,209			21,198
Land held for development	122,825			117,784
	3,898,120			3,792,074
Less-accumulated depreciation	(966,448		)	(939,550		)
Net real estate assets	2,931,672			2,852,524
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	4,394			18,938
Cash and cash equivalents	12,170			13,783
Restricted cash	14,790			19,702
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,923 and $2,848, respectively	25,067			23,073
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $437 and $182, respectively	25,472			25,472
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,034 and $880, respectively	122,098			116,584
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	66,142			66,800
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $82,472 and $77,219, respectively	176,816			169,094
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,587 and $12,318, respectively	41,972			44,458
Total Assets	$	3,420,593		$	3,350,428
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity:
Mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300		$	1,859,162
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	167,553			172,146
Financing obligations	29,251			29,358
Total Liabilities	2,093,104			2,060,666
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	147,317			124,869
Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares;
8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $1,000 per share), 29,077 shares issued and outstanding	29,077			29,077
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized shares;
82,130,593 and 80,311,437 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	821			803
Additional paid-in capital	2,076,081			2,040,306
Distributions in excess of net income available for common stockholders	(919,328		)	(897,418		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,170		)	(12,628		)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	1,175,481			1,160,140
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	4,691			4,753
Total Equity	1,180,172			1,164,893
Total Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity	$	3,420,593		$	3,350,428

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	137,030		$	124,894
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	48,941			44,378
Depreciation and amortization	42,144			36,983
Impairments of real estate assets	415			—
General and administrative	10,582			9,673
Total operating expenses	102,082			91,034
Interest expense:
Contractual	22,798			23,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949			902
Financing obligations	121			(76		)
	23,868			24,677
Other income:
Interest and other income	1,783			2,230
Losses on debt extinguishment	(164		)	—
	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699			11,413
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	—			65
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	436			(162		)
Income from continuing operations	13,135			11,316
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
	625			7,016
Net income	13,760			18,332
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(581		)	(827		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349		$	16,694
Earnings per Common Share – basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – basic	81,029			72,836
Earnings per Common Share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – diluted	84,862			76,696
Dividends declared per Common Share	$	0.425		$	0.425
Net income available for common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	11,752		$	10,022
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597			6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349		$	16,694

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	13,760		$	18,332
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788			(33		)
Total other comprehensive income	1,458			1,358
Total comprehensive income	15,218			19,690
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(784		)	(1,011		)
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$	14,434		$	18,679

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share amounts)

	Number of Common Shares	Common Stock		Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss			Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates			Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	80,311,437	$	803	$	29,077	$	2,040,306		$	(12,628	)	$	4,753		$	(897,418	)	$	1,164,893
Issuances of Common Stock, net	1,664,519	17		—		55,787			—			—			—			55,804
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	10,071	—		—		351			—			—			—			351
Dividends on Common Stock		—		—		—			—			—			(34,259		)	(34,259		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock		—		—		—			—			—			(627		)	(627		)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value		—		—		(23,802		)	—			—			—			(23,802		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		—		—		—			—			(265		)	—			(265		)
Issuances of restricted stock	144,566	—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Share-based compensation expense		1		—		3,439			—			—			—			3,440
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership		—		—		—			—			—			(581		)	(581		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		—		—		—			—			203			(203		)	—
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			13,760			13,760
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—			1,458			—			—			1,458
Total comprehensive income																		15,218
Balance at March 31, 2013	82,130,593	$	821	$	29,077	$	2,076,081		$	(11,170	)	$	4,691		$	(919,328	)	$	1,180,172

	Number of Common Shares	Common Stock		Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss			Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates			Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders			Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	72,647,697	$	726	$	29,077	$	1,803,997		$	(5,734	)	$	4,646		$	(845,853	)	$	986,859
Issuances of Common Stock, net	807,483	8		—		26,636			—			—			—			26,644
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	2,000	—		—		63			—			—			—			63
Dividends on Common Stock		—		—		—			—			—			(30,961		)	(30,961		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock		—		—		—			—			—			(627		)	(627		)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value		—		—		(14,366		)	—			—			—			(14,366		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		—		—		—			—			(291		)	—			(291		)
Issuances of restricted stock	151,391	—		—		—			—			—			—			—
Share-based compensation expense		2		—		2,420			—			—			—			2,422
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership		—		—		—			—			—			(827		)	(827		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		—		—		—			—			184			(184		)	—
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			18,332			18,332
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—			1,358			—			—			1,358
Total comprehensive income																		19,690
Balance at March 31, 2012	73,608,571	$	736	$	29,077	$	1,818,750		$	(4,376	)	$	4,539		$	(860,120	)	$	988,606

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Operating activities:
Net income	$	13,760		$	18,332
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,292			38,515
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	(136		)	69
Share-based compensation expense	3,440			2,422
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	426			579
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949			902
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788			(33		)
Impairments of real estate assets	415			—
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713			—
Losses on debt extinguishment	164			—
Net gains on disposition of property	(1,244		)	(5,134		)
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	—			(65		)
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(436		)	162
Changes in financing obligations	(105		)	(334		)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,145			1,388
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,479		)	2,470
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(2,533		)	(4,497		)
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(5,788		)	(5,382		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(10,252		)	(27,344		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,119			22,050
Investing activities:
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	(88,332		)	—
Investments in development in process	(4,978		)	—
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(18,004		)	(22,671		)
Investments in building improvements	(13,107		)	(8,483		)
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	14,971			10,941
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums	—			1,008
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	363			901
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	—			1,481
Investments in and advances/repayments to/from unconsolidated affiliates	(429		)	(1,197		)
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	10,262			5,124
Net cash used in investing activities	(99,254		)	(12,896		)
Financing activities:
Dividends on Common Stock	(34,259		)	(30,961		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584		)	(1,584		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(265		)	(291		)
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock	59,019			28,392
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Stock	(701		)	—
Repurchase of shares related to tax withholdings	(2,514		)	(1,748		)
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	135,900			61,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(61,400		)	(282,000		)
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	—			225,000
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(37,214		)	(3,067		)
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(833		)	(2,241		)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	55,522			(8,127		)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,613	)	$	1,027

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Continued

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,613	)	$	1,027
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	13,783			11,188
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	12,170		$	12,215

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	21,887	$	25,970

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	$	280	$	1,104
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351		63
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	5,158		975
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	6,467		15,841
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	4,872		3,320
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	283		334
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802		14,366
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At March 31, 2013, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 303 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 30.1 million square feet; 649 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 566 acres are considered core assets; and two office development properties. In addition, we owned interests (50.0% or less) in 31 in-service office properties, a rental residential development property and 11 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, which includes a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements).

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2013, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 81.7 million, or 95.7%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.7 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds of the issuance are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company redeemed 10,071 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.6% at December 31, 2012 to 95.7% at March 31, 2013.

Common Stock Offerings

The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company issued 1,299,791 shares of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $35.95 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $46.0 million.

Basis of Presentation

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2012 was retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 were retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements include the Operating Partnership, wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had involvement with, but are not the primary beneficiary in, an entity that we concluded to be a variable interest entity (see Note 3).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2.    Real Estate Assets

Acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2013, we acquired:

• two office properties in Tampa, FL encompassing 372,000 square feet for a purchase price of $52.5 million,

• two office properties in Greensboro, NC encompassing 195,000 square feet for a purchase price of $30.8 million, and

• five acres of development land in Memphis, TN for a purchase price of $4.8 million.

We expensed $0.5 million of acquisition costs (included in general and administrative expenses) related to these acquisitions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.

Dispositions

During the first quarter of 2013, we sold two office properties in Orlando, FL for a sale price of $14.6 million (before $0.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements) and recorded a loss on disposition of discontinued operations of $0.3 million.

In connection with the disposition of an office property in Jackson, MS in the third quarter of 2012, we had the right to receive additional cash consideration of up to $1.5 million upon the satisfaction of a certain post-closing requirement. The post-closing requirement was satisfied and the cash consideration was received during the first quarter of 2013. Accordingly, we recognized $1.5 million in additional gain on disposition of discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.4 million on two industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA and recorded impairments of real estate assets held for sale of $0.7 million on five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

3.    Mortgages and Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 and acquisition financing provided to a third party buyer of adjacent development land in Nashville, TN.

The seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of March 31, 2013, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indicators of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.

During 2012, we provided an $8.6 million loan to a third party, which was used by such third party to fund a portion of the purchase price to acquire 77 acres of mixed-use development land adjacent to our 68-acre office development parcel in Nashville, TN. Initially, the loan is scheduled to mature in December 2015 and bears interest at 5.0% per year. The loan can be extended by the third party for up to three additional years, subject to applicable increases in the interest rate. We also agreed to loan such third party approximately $8.4 million to fund future infrastructure development on its 77-acre development parcel. Both loans are or will be secured by the 77-acre development parcel. As of March 31, 2013, less than $0.1 million has been funded to the third party for infrastructure development. We concluded this arrangement to be an interest in a variable interest entity. However, since we do not have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the entity, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the entity is not consolidated and the arrangement is accounted for in mortgages and notes receivable in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2013. Our risk of loss with respect to this arrangement is limited to the carrying value of the mortgage receivable and the future infrastructure development funding commitment.

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

4.    Investments in and Advances to Affiliates

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	23,516		$	24,820
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	11,209			11,416
Depreciation and amortization	6,146			6,565
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,739			5,830
Total expenses	26,884			30,991
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,368		)	(6,171		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,344	)	$	(6,171	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,015		$	2,098
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,752		$	1,980
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	432			633
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	436		$	(162	)

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF II joint venture sold an office property to unrelated third parties for a sale price of $10.1 million(after $0.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and recorded a gain on disposition of property of less than $0.1 million. As our cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, we recorded$0.4 millionof gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF I joint venture recorded impairments of real estate assets of $4.8 millionon an office property located in Atlanta, GA and an office property located in Charlotte, NC. We recorded $1.0 millionas our share of this impairment charge through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.  These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

At March 31, 2013, our secured mortgage loans were collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $967.3 million.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued

Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in July 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $97.5 million and $94.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, respectively. At both March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013 was $377.4 million and $380.4 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2013, we prepaid the remaining $35.0 million balance on a $200.0 million bank term loan that was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. We recorded $0.2 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repayment.

We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our debt.

7. Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps through January 2019 with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. We have no collateral requirements related to our interest rate swaps.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified to interest expense.

For the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of our derivatives were in a liability position. The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

7. Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

8. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is computed by applying the weighted average percentage of Common Units not owned by the Company during the period, as a percent of the total number of outstanding Common Units, to the Operating Partnership’s net income for the period after deducting distributions on Preferred Units. When a noncontrolling unitholder redeems a Common Unit for a share of Common Stock or cash, the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are reduced and the Company's share in the Operating Partnership is increased by the fair value of each security at the time of redemption.

The following table sets forth noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869		$	110,655
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802			14,366
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	(351		)	(63		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	581			827
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584		)	(1,584		)
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317		$	124,201

The following table sets forth net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349	$	16,694
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351		63
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests	$	12,700	$	16,757

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

8. Noncontrolling Interests - Continued

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates

At March 31, 2013, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.

Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Our Level 3 assets include (1) certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which were estimated by the income approach utilizing internal cash flow projections and market interest rates to estimate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, (2) our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds, and (3) any real estate assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using the terms of definitive sales contracts or the sales comparison approach and substantiated with internal cash flow projections.

Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following tables set forth the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317	$	147,317	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869	$	124,869	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.5 million higher, respectively, as of March 31, 2013. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.

The impaired real estate assets that were measured in the first quarter of 2013 at fair value and deemed to be Level 3 assets were valued based primarily on market-based inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets, as observable inputs were not available. In the absence of observable inputs, we estimate the fair value of real estate using unobservable data such as estimated discount and capitalization rates. We also utilize local and national industry market data such as comparable sales, sales contracts and appraisals to assist us in our estimation of fair value. Significant increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

10. Share-based Payments

During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, we granted 168,700 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $6.50. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, we also granted 79,080 shares of time-based restricted stock and 65,486 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $36.35 and $31.73, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.4 million during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At March 31, 2013, there was $7.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.7 years.

11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

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(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

12. Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

As of March 31, 2013, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. As of December 31, 2012, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included two office properties in Orlando, FL and five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.  

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

13. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations	(553		)	(483		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	11,752			10,022
Income from discontinued operations	625			7,016
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations	(28		)	(344		)
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597			6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349		$	16,694
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	12,305			10,505
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	12,930		$	17,521
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share –weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Noncontrolling interests Common Units	3,725			3,728
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (1)	84,862			76,696
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

__________

(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

14. Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,170		$	9,728
Greenville, SC	1,889			2,132
Kansas City, MO	2,564			2,332
Memphis, TN	5,632			5,555
Nashville, TN	9,690			9,652
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,064
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,356			3,232
Pittsburgh, PA	7,423			4,280
Raleigh, NC	14,631			13,959
Richmond, VA	8,116			7,880
Tampa, FL	11,503			10,835
Total Office Segment	78,053			70,649
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,186			2,156
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,246			2,287
Total Industrial Segment	4,432			4,443
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,623			5,533
Total Retail Segment	5,623			5,533
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,089			80,516
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,582		)	(9,673		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

__________

(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

15. Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2013, we sold five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $4.5 million (after $0.1 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million.

On April 17, 2013, our DLF I joint venture sold an office property to an unrelated third party for a sale price of $6.0 million and expects to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million. We expect to record less than $0.1 million as our share of this gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

On April 24, 2013, we sold six industrial properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $38.7 million (before $1.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements and after $1.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $13.2 million.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited and in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Real estate assets, at cost:
Land	$	380,932		$	371,730
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,365,154			3,281,362
Development in process	29,209			21,198
Land held for development	122,825			117,784
	3,898,120			3,792,074
Less-accumulated depreciation	(966,448		)	(939,550		)
Net real estate assets	2,931,672			2,852,524
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	4,394			18,938
Cash and cash equivalents	12,254			13,867
Restricted cash	14,790			19,702
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,923 and $2,848, respectively	25,067			23,073
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $437 and $182, respectively	25,472			25,472
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,034 and $880, respectively	122,098			116,584
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	65,109			65,813
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $82,472 and $77,219, respectively	176,816			169,094
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,587 and $12,318, respectively	41,830			44,458
Total Assets	$	3,419,502		$	3,349,525
Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity:
Mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300		$	1,859,162
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	167,530			172,026
Financing obligations	29,251			29,358
Total Liabilities	2,093,081			2,060,546
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:
Common Units, 3,722,945 and 3,733,016 outstanding, respectively	147,317			124,869
Series A Preferred Units (liquidation preference $1,000 per unit), 29,077 units issued and outstanding	29,077			29,077
Total Redeemable Operating Partnership Units	176,394			153,946
Equity:
Common Units:
General partner Common Units, 854,447 and 836,356 outstanding, respectively	11,563			11,427
Limited partner Common Units, 80,867,336 and 79,066,272 outstanding, respectively	1,144,943			1,131,481
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,170		)	(12,628		)
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	4,691			4,753
Total Equity	1,150,027			1,135,033
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity	$	3,419,502		$	3,349,525

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per unit amounts)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	137,030		$	124,894
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	48,967			44,316
Depreciation and amortization	42,144			36,983
Impairments of real estate assets	415			—
General and administrative	10,556			9,735
Total operating expenses	102,082			91,034
Interest expense:
Contractual	22,798			23,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949			902
Financing obligations	121			(76		)
	23,868			24,677
Other income:
Interest and other income	1,783			2,230
Losses on debt extinguishment	(164		)	—
	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699			11,413
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	—			65
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	383			(160		)
Income from continuing operations	13,082			11,318
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
	625			7,016
Net income	13,707			18,334
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Earnings per Common Unit – basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – basic	84,345			76,155
Earnings per Common Unit – diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – diluted	84,453			76,287
Distributions declared per Common Unit	$	0.425		$	0.425
Net income available for common unitholders:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	12,252		$	10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	13,707		$	18,334
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788			(33		)
Total other comprehensive income	1,458			1,358
Total comprehensive income	$	15,165		$	19,692
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(203		)	(184		)
Comprehensive income attributable to common unitholders	$	14,962		$	19,508

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Capital

(Unaudited and in thousands, except unit amounts)

	Common Units						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates			Total Partners’ Capital
	General Partners’ Capital			Limited Partners’ Capital
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	11,427		$	1,131,481		$	(12,628	)	$	4,753		$	1,135,033
Issuances of Common Units, net	558			55,246			—			—			55,804
Distributions paid on Common Units	(356		)	(35,313		)	—			—			(35,669		)
Distributions paid on Preferred Units	(6		)	(621		)	—			—			(627		)
Share-based compensation expense	34			3,406			—			—			3,440
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	—			—			—			(265		)	(265		)
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner	(229		)	(22,625		)	—			—			(22,854		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(2		)	(201		)	—			203			—
Comprehensive income:
Net income	137			13,570			—			—			13,707
Other comprehensive income	—			—			1,458			—			1,458
Total comprehensive income													15,165
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	11,563		$	1,144,943		$	(11,170	)	$	4,691		$	1,150,027

	Common Units						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates			Total Partners’ Capital
	General Partners’ Capital			Limited Partners’ Capital
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	9,575		$	948,187		$	(5,734	)	$	4,646		$	956,674
Issuances of Common Units, net	266			26,378			—			—			26,644
Distributions paid on Common Units	(323		)	(32,048		)	—			—			(32,371		)
Distributions paid on Preferred Units	(6		)	(621		)	—			—			(627		)
Share-based compensation expense	24			2,398			—			—			2,422
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	—			—			—			(291		)	(291		)
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner	(137		)	(13,499		)	—			—			(13,636		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(2		)	(182		)	—			184			—
Comprehensive income:
Net income	183			18,151			—			—			18,334
Other comprehensive income	—			—			1,358			—			1,358
Total comprehensive income													19,692
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	9,580		$	948,764		$	(4,376	)	$	4,539		$	958,507

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Operating activities:
Net income	$	13,707		$	18,334
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,292			38,515
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	(136		)	69
Share-based compensation expense	3,440			2,422
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	426			579
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949			902
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788			(33		)
Impairments of real estate assets	415			—
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713			—
Losses on debt extinguishment	164			—
Net gains on disposition of property	(1,244		)	(5,134		)
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	—			(65		)
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(383		)	160
Changes in financing obligations	(105		)	(334		)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,139			1,381
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,479		)	2,470
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(2,391		)	(4,449		)
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(5,788		)	(5,382		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(10,155		)	(27,344		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,352			22,091
Investing activities:
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	(88,332		)	—
Investments in development in process	(4,978		)	—
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(18,004		)	(22,671		)
Investments in building improvements	(13,107		)	(8,483		)
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	14,971			10,941
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums	—			1,008
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	363			901
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	—			1,481
Investments in and advances/repayments to/from unconsolidated affiliates	(429		)	(1,197		)
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	10,262			5,124
Net cash used in investing activities	(99,254		)	(12,896		)
Financing activities:
Distributions on Common Units	(35,669		)	(32,371		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(265		)	(291		)
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Units	59,019			25,141
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Units	(701		)	—
Repurchase of units related to tax withholdings	(2,514		)	(1,748		)
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	135,900			61,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(61,400		)	(282,000		)
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	—			225,000
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(37,214		)	(3,067		)
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(1,240		)	(2,331		)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	55,289			(11,294		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,613	)	$	(2,099	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued

(Unaudited and in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,613	)	$	(2,099	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	13,867			11,151
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	12,254		$	9,052

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	21,887	$	25,970

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	$	280	$	1,104
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	5,158		975
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	6,467		15,841
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	4,872		3,320
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	283		334
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value	22,448		13,546
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At March 31, 2013, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 303 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 30.1 million square feet; 649 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 566 acres are considered core assets; and two office development properties. In addition, we owned interests (50.0% or less) in 31 in-service office properties, a rental residential development property and 11 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, which includes a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements).

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2013, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 81.7 million, or 95.7%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.7 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds of the issuance are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company redeemed 10,071 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.6% at December 31, 2012 to 95.7% at March 31, 2013.

Common Stock Offerings

The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company issued 1,299,791 shares of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $35.95 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $46.0 million.

Basis of Presentation

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2012 was retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 were retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements include wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had involvement with, but are not the primary beneficiary in, an entity that we concluded to be a variable interest entity (see Note 3).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2.    Real Estate Assets

Acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2013, we acquired:

• two office properties in Tampa, FL encompassing 372,000 square feet for a purchase price of $52.5 million,

• two office properties in Greensboro, NC encompassing 195,000 square feet for a purchase price of $30.8 million, and

• five acres of development land in Memphis, TN for a purchase price of $4.8 million.

We expensed $0.5 million of acquisition costs (included in general and administrative expenses) related to these acquisitions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.

Dispositions

During the first quarter of 2013, we sold two office properties in Orlando, FL for a sale price of $14.6 million (before $0.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements) and recorded a loss on disposition of discontinued operations of $0.3 million.

In connection with the disposition of an office property in Jackson, MS in the third quarter of 2012, we had the right to receive additional cash consideration of up to $1.5 million upon the satisfaction of a certain post-closing requirement. The post-closing requirement was satisfied and the cash consideration was received during the first quarter of 2013. Accordingly, we recognized $1.5 million in additional gain on disposition of discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.4 million on two industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA and recorded impairments of real estate assets held for sale of $0.7 million on five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

3.    Mortgages and Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 and acquisition financing provided to a third party buyer of adjacent development land in Nashville, TN.

The seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of March 31, 2013, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indicators of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.

During 2012, we provided an $8.6 million loan to a third party, which was used by such third party to fund a portion of the purchase price to acquire 77 acres of mixed-use development land adjacent to our 68-acre office development parcel in Nashville, TN. Initially, the loan is scheduled to mature in December 2015 and bears interest at 5.0% per year. The loan can be extended by the third party for up to three additional years, subject to applicable increases in the interest rate. We also agreed to loan such third party approximately $8.4 million to fund future infrastructure development on its 77-acre development parcel. Both loans are or will be secured by the 77-acre development parcel. As of March 31, 2013, less than $0.1 million has been funded to the third party for infrastructure development. We concluded this arrangement to be an interest in a variable interest entity. However, since we do not have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the entity, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the entity is not consolidated and the arrangement is accounted for in mortgages and notes receivable in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2013. Our risk of loss with respect to this arrangement is limited to the carrying value of the mortgage receivable and the future infrastructure development funding commitment.

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

4.    Investments in and Advances to Affiliates

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	22,479		$	23,797
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	10,608			10,801
Depreciation and amortization	5,835			6,254
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,578			5,663
Total expenses	25,811			29,898
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,332		)	(6,101		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,308	)	$	(6,101	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,976		$	2,059
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,732		$	1,959
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	375			626
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	383		$	(160	)

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF II joint venture sold an office property to unrelated third parties for a sale price of $10.1 million(after $0.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and recorded a gain on disposition of property of less than $0.1 million. As our cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, we recorded $0.4 million of gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF I joint venture recorded impairments of real estate assets of $4.8 million on an office property located in Atlanta, GA and an office property located in Charlotte, NC.  We recorded $1.0 million as our share of this impairment charge through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.  These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

At March 31, 2013, our secured mortgage loans were collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $967.3 million.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued

Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in July 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $97.5 million and $94.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, respectively. At both March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013 was $377.4 million and $380.4 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2013, we prepaid the remaining $35.0 million balance on a $200.0 million bank term loan that was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. We recorded $0.2 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repayment.

We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our debt.

7. Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps through January 2019 with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. We have no collateral requirements related to our interest rate swaps.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified to interest expense.

For the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of our derivatives were in a liability position. The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

7. Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

8. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates

At March 31, 2013, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.

Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

Our Level 3 assets include (1) certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which were estimated by the income approach utilizing internal cash flow projections and market interest rates to estimate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, (2) our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds, and (3) any real estate assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using the terms of definitive sales contracts or the sales comparison approach and substantiated with internal cash flow projections.

Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

__________

(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.5 million higher, respectively, as of March 31, 2013. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.

The impaired real estate assets that were measured in the first quarter of 2013 at fair value and deemed to be Level 3 assets were valued based primarily on market-based inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets, as observable inputs were not available. In the absence of observable inputs, we estimate the fair value of real estate using unobservable data such as estimated discount and capitalization rates. We also utilize local and national industry market data such as comparable sales, sales contracts and appraisals to assist us in our estimation of fair value. Significant increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

10. Share-based Payments

During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company granted 168,700 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of its Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $6.50. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company also granted 79,080 shares of time-based restricted stock and 65,486 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $36.35 and $31.73, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.4 million during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At March 31, 2013, there was $7.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.7 years.

11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

__________

(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

12. Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

As of March 31, 2013, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. As of December 31, 2012, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included two office properties in Orlando, FL and five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.  

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

13. Earnings Per Unit

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit –weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit – adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (1)	84,453			76,287
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

__________

(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

14. Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,167		$	9,735
Greenville, SC	1,888			2,134
Kansas City, MO	2,563			2,334
Memphis, TN	5,630			5,559
Nashville, TN	9,687			9,659
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,065
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,355			3,234
Pittsburgh, PA	7,421			4,284
Raleigh, NC	14,627			13,970
Richmond, VA	8,114			7,886
Tampa, FL	11,500			10,843
Total Office Segment	78,031			70,703
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,185			2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,245			2,289
Total Industrial Segment	4,430			4,447
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,621			5,537
Total Retail Segment	5,621			5,537
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,063			80,578
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,556		)	(9,735		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

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(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

15. Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2013, we sold five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $4.5 million (after $0.1 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million.

On April 17, 2013, our DLF I joint venture sold an office property to an unrelated third party for a sale price of $6.0 million and expects to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million. We expect to record less than $0.1 million as our share of this gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

On April 24, 2013, we sold six industrial properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $38.7 million (before $1.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements and after $1.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $13.2 million.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for our properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is managed by the Company, its sole general partner. At March 31, 2013, we wholly owned: 303 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 30.1 million square feet; 649 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 566 acres are considered core assets; and two office development properties. In addition, we owned interests (50.0% or less) in 31 in-service office properties, a rental residential development property and 11 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, which includes a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements). We are based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and our properties and development land are located in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Additional information about us can be found on our website at www.highwoods.com. Information on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report.

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the information in this Quarterly Report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under this section. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. When considering such forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the following important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement:

• the financial condition of our customers could deteriorate;

• we may not be able to lease or release second generation space, defined as previously occupied space that becomes available for lease, quickly or on as favorable terms as old leases;

• we may not be able to lease our newly constructed buildings as quickly or on as favorable terms as originally anticipated;

• we may not be able to complete development, acquisition, reinvestment, disposition or joint venture projects as quickly or on as favorable terms as anticipated;

• development activity by our competitors in our existing markets could result in an excessive supply of office, industrial and retail properties relative to customer demand;

• our markets may suffer declines in economic growth;

• unanticipated increases in interest rates could increase our debt service costs;

• unanticipated increases in operating expenses could negatively impact our operating results;

• we may not be able to meet our liquidity requirements or obtain capital on favorable terms to fund our working capital needs and growth initiatives or to repay or refinance outstanding debt upon maturity; and

• the Company could lose key executive officers.

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is not intended to be exhaustive. You should also review the other cautionary statements we make in “Item 1A. Business – Risk Factors” set forth in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Executive Summary

Our Strategic Plan focuses on:

• owning high-quality, differentiated real estate assets in the key infill business districts in our core markets;

• improving the operating results of our existing properties through concentrated leasing, asset management, cost control and customer service efforts;

• developing and acquiring office properties in key infill business districts that improve the overall quality of our portfolio and generate attractive returns over the long-term for our stockholders;

• selectively disposing of properties no longer considered to be core assets primarily due to location, age, quality and overall strategic fit; and

• maintaining a conservative, flexible balance sheet with ample liquidity to meet our funding needs and growth prospects.

While we own and operate a limited number of industrial, retail and residential properties, our operating results depend heavily on successfully leasing and operating our office properties. Economic growth and employment levels in our core markets are and will continue to be important determinative factors in predicting our future operating results.

The key components affecting our rental and other revenues are average occupancy, rental rates, levels of cost recovery income, new developments placed in service, acquisitions and dispositions. Average occupancy generally increases during times of improving economic growth, as our ability to lease space outpaces vacancies that occur upon the expirations of existing leases. Average occupancy generally declines during times of slower economic growth, when new vacancies tend to outpace our ability to lease space. Asset acquisitions, dispositions and new developments placed in service directly impact our rental revenues and could impact our average occupancy, depending upon the occupancy rate of the properties that are acquired, sold or placed in service. A further indicator of the predictability of future revenues is the expected lease expirations of our portfolio. As a result, in addition to seeking to increase our average occupancy by leasing current vacant space, we also must concentrate our leasing efforts on renewing leases on expiring space. For more information regarding our lease expirations, see "Item 2. Properties - Lease Expirations" in our 2012 Annual Report. Our occupancy declined from 90.9% at December 31, 2012 to 90.6% at March 31, 2013. Due to the scheduled expirations later this year of large customers in Tampa, FL and Atlanta, GA, we expect average occupancy to be approximately 90.0% throughout the rest of 2013.

Whether or not our rental revenue tracks average occupancy proportionally depends upon whether rents under new leases signed are higher or lower than the rents under the previous leases. Annualized rental revenues from second generation leases signed during any particular year are generally less than 15% of our total annual rental revenues. The following table sets forth information regarding second generation leases, which we define as space previously occupied under our ownership that becomes available for lease or acquired vacant space, that were signed during the first quarter of 2013:

	Office				Industrial				Retail
	New		Renewal		New		Renewal		New		Renewal
Leased space (in rentable square feet)	293,370		501,836		89,474		264,095		10,519		12,203
Square foot weighted average term (in years)	7.7		5.2		4.8		3.6		7.2		2.6
Annual GAAP rents (per square foot) (1)	$	20.64	$	20.79	$	4.33	$	3.81	$	53.35	$	21.63
Tenant improvements (per square foot)	$	23.91	$	10.55	$	2.56	$	1.15	$	51.85	$	7.61
Leasing commissions (per square foot)	$	7.97	$	3.38	$	0.82	$	0.34	$	14.93	$	—
Rent concessions (per square foot)	$	7.33	$	1.95	$	1.12	$	0.56	$	—	$	1.38

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(1) Amounts net of free rent concessions.

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Annual GAAP rents for new and renewal leases combined, net of free rent concessions, under office, industrial and retail leases were $20.73 per square foot, or 0.1% higher, $3.95 per square foot, or 11.6% lower and $36.31 per square foot, or 35.4% higher, respectively, than under previous leases.

We strive to maintain a diverse, stable and creditworthy customer base. We have an internal guideline whereby customers that account for more than 3% of our revenues are periodically reviewed with the Company's Board of Directors. Currently, no customer accounts for more than 3% of our revenues other than the Federal Government, which accounted for 6.7% of our revenues on an annualized basis, as of March 31, 2013.

Our expenses primarily consist of rental property expenses, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. From time to time, expenses also include impairments of real estate assets. Rental property expenses are expenses associated with our ownership and operation of rental properties and include expenses that vary somewhat proportionately to occupancy levels, such as common area maintenance and utilities, and expenses that do not vary based on occupancy, such as property taxes and insurance. Depreciation and amortization is a non-cash expense associated with the ownership of real property and generally remains relatively consistent each year, unless we buy, place in service or sell assets, since we depreciate our properties and related building and tenant improvement assets on a straight-line basis over a fixed life. General and administrative expenses, net of amounts capitalized, consist primarily of management and employee salaries and other personnel costs, corporate overhead and long-term incentive compensation.

We intend to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet that allows us to capitalize on favorable development and acquisition opportunities as they arise. We anticipate commencing up to $200.0 million of new development in 2013. Any such projects would not be placed in service until 2014 or beyond. We also anticipate acquiring up to $325.0 million of new properties and selling up to $175.0 million of non-core properties in 2013. We generally seek to acquire and develop assets that are consistent with our Strategic Plan, improve the average quality of our overall portfolio and deliver consistent and sustainable value for our stockholders over the long-term. Whether or not an asset acquisition or new development results in higher per share net income or FFO in any given period depends upon a number of factors, including whether the capitalization rate using projected GAAP net operating income for any such period exceeds the actual cost of capital used to finance the acquisition. We generally intend to grow the Company on a leverage-neutral basis by maintaining a leverage ratio, defined as the percentage of mortgages and notes payable and outstanding preferred stock to the undepreciated book value of our assets, of 42-48%. As of March 31, 2013, this ratio was 43.9%. Forward-looking information regarding 2013 operating performance contained below under "Results of Operations" excludes the impact of any potential acquisitions or dispositions.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31,2013 and 2012

Rental and Other Revenues

Rental and other revenues from continuing operations were $12.1 million, or 9.7%, higher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $11.3 million of the increase, development properties recently placed in service and higher same property revenues of $0.3 million. Same property revenues were higher in thefirst quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to an increase in average occupancy to 90.4% in the first quarter of 2013 from 89.8% in the first quarter of 2012, partly offset by a decrease in annualized GAAP rent per occupied square foot to $19.35 in the first quarter of 2013 from $19.45 in the first quarter of 2012 and lower net termination fees and cost recovery income. We expect rental and other revenues for the remainder of 2013 to increase over 2012 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed in 2012, partly offset by slightly lower average occupancy in our same property portfolio and lower net termination fees.

Operating Expenses

Rental property and other expenses were $4.6 million, or 10.3%, higher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $4.0 million of the increase, and higher same property operating expenses of $0.6 million. Same property operating expenses were higher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to higher contract services, insurance premiums and utilities, partly offset by lower real estate taxes and repairs and maintenance. We expect rental property and other expenses for the remainder of 2013 to increase over 2012 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed in 2012 and continuing slight increases in same property operating expenses.

Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 64.3% in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to 64.5% in the first quarter of 2012. Operating margin is expected to remain relatively consistent for the remainder of 2013 as compared to 2012.

Depreciation and amortization was $5.2 million, or 14.0%, higher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 almost entirely due to recent acquisitions. We expect depreciation and amortization for the remainder of 2013 to increase over 2012 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed in 2012.

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We recorded impairments of real estate assets held for use of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 related to two industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA, which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the first quarter of 2012. Impairments can arise from a number of factors; accordingly, there can be no assurances that we will not be required to record additional impairment charges in the future.

General and administrative expenses were $0.9 million, or 9.4%, higher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to higher acquisition costs and higher long-term equity incentive compensation recognized for certain employees who met or are approaching the age and service eligibility requirements under our retirement plan in the first quarter of 2013. Long-term equity incentive compensation awards are typically issued during the first quarter of each year. We expect general and administrative expenses for the remainder of 2013 to decrease when compared with 2012 primarily due to lower short-term incentive compensation and acquisition costs, partly offset by higher salaries.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $0.8 million, or 3.3%, lower in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to lower average interest rates, lower average debt balances and higher capitalized interest, partly offset by higher financing obligation interest expense. We expect interest expense for the remainder of 2013 to decrease when compared with 2012 for similar reasons as stated above.

Other Income

Other income was $0.6 million, or 27.4%, lower in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to a decrease in interest income on notes receivable resulting from the repayment in 2012 of a secured loan we made in 2011 to our DLF I joint venture and a loss on debt extinguishment. We expect other income for the remainder of 2013 to remain consistent as compared to 2012.

Equity in Earnings/(Losses) of Unconsolidated Affiliates

Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates was $0.6 millionhigher in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 primarily due to our share of a gain on disposition of an office property in our DLF II joint venture of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. In each of the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, we recorded our share of impairments of real estate assets of $1.0 million on certain office properties in our DLF I joint venture, both of which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions.

Impairments of Real Estate Assets Held for Sale

We recorded impairments of real estate assets held for sale of $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2013 related to five industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA requiring discontinued operations presentation which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the first quarter of 2012. Impairments can arise from a number of factors; accordingly, there can be no assurances that we will not be required to record additional impairment charges in the future.

Net Gains on Disposition of Discontinued Operations

Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations were $3.9 millionlower in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 due to the net effect of our disposition activity.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our goal is to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet with access to multiple sources of debt and equity capital and sufficient availability under our revolving credit facility. We generally use rents received from customers to fund our operating expenses, recurring capital expenditures and distributions. To fund property acquisitions, development activity or building renovations and repay debt upon maturity, we may use current cash balances, sell assets, obtain new debt and/or issue equity. Our debt generally consists of mortgage debt, unsecured debt securities, bank term loans and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Statements of Cash Flows

We report and analyze our cash flows based on operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. The following table sets forth the changes in the Company’s cash flows ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012			Change
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities	$	42,119		$	22,050		$	20,069
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities	(99,254		)	(12,896		)	(86,358		)
Net Cash Provided By/(Used In) Financing Activities	55,522			(8,127		)	63,649
Total Cash Flows	$	(1,613	)	$	1,027		$	(2,640	)

In calculating net cash related to operating activities, depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash expenses, are added back to net income. As a result, we have historically generated a positive amount of cash from operating activities. From period to period, cash flow from operations depends primarily upon changes in our net income, as discussed more fully above under “Results of Operations,” changes in receivables and payables, and net additions or decreases in our overall portfolio, which affect the amount of depreciation and amortization expense.

Net cash related to investing activities generally relates to capitalized costs incurred for leasing and major building improvements and our acquisition, development, disposition and joint venture capital activity. During periods of significant net acquisition and/or development activity, our cash used in such investing activities will generally exceed cash provided by investing activities, which typically consists of cash received upon the sale of properties and distributions of capital from our joint ventures.

Net cash related to financing activities generally relates to distributions, incurrence and repayment of debt, and issuances, repurchases or redemptions of Common Stock, Common Units and Preferred Stock. As discussed previously, we use a significant amount of our cash to fund distributions. Whether or not we have increases in the outstanding balances of debt during a period depends generally upon the net effect of our acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture activity. We generally use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes, which means that during any given period, in order to minimize interest expense, we may record significant repayments and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

The change in net cash related to operating activities in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 was primarily due to higher net cash from the operations of acquired properties, partly offset by higher cash paid for operating expenses.

The change in net cash related to investing activities in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 was primarily due to higher acquisition activity in 2013.

The change in net cash related to financing activities in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to 2012 was primarily due to higher proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock in 2013 and higher net borrowings in 2013.

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Capitalization

The following table sets forth the Company’s capitalization (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Mortgages and notes payable, at recorded book value	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162
Financing obligations	$	29,251	$	29,358
Preferred Stock, at liquidation value	$	29,077	$	29,077
Common Stock outstanding	82,131		80,311
Common Units outstanding (not owned by the Company)	3,723		3,733
Per share stock price at period end	$	39.57	$	33.45
Market value of Common Stock and Common Units	$	3,397,243	$	2,811,272
Total market capitalization	$	5,351,871	$	4,728,869

At March 31, 2013, our mortgages and notes payable and outstanding preferred stock represented 36.0% of our total market capitalization and 43.9% of the undepreciated book value of our assets.

Our mortgages and notes payable as of March 31, 2013 consisted of $547.2 million of secured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 5.75% and $1,349.2 million of unsecured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 4.44%. The secured indebtedness was collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $967.3 million.

Current and Future Cash Needs

Rental and other revenues are our principal source of funds to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. Other sources of funds for short-term liquidity needs include available working capital and borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility, which had $380.4 million of availability at April 19, 2013. Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of operating expenses, interest and principal amortization on our debt, dividends and distributions and capital expenditures, including building improvement costs, tenant improvement costs and lease commissions. Building improvements are capital costs to maintain existing buildings not typically related to a specific customer. Tenant improvements are the costs required to customize space for the specific needs of customers. We anticipate that our available cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities, together with cash available from borrowings under our revolving credit facility, will be adequate to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.

Our long-term liquidity uses generally consist of the retirement or refinancing of debt upon maturity (including mortgage debt, our revolving credit facility, term loans and other unsecured debt), funding of existing and new building development or land infrastructure projects and funding acquisitions of buildings and development land. Additionally, we may, from time to time, retire some or all of our remaining outstanding Preferred Stock and/or unsecured debt securities through redemptions, open market repurchases, privately negotiated acquisitions or otherwise.

We expect to meet our long-term liquidity needs through a combination of:

• cash flow from operating activities;

• bank term loans and borrowings under our revolving credit facility;

• the issuance of unsecured debt;

• the issuance of secured debt;

• the issuance of equity securities by the Company or the Operating Partnership; and

• the disposition of non-core assets.

Recent Acquisition and Disposition Activity

During the first quarter of 2013, we acquired:

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• two office properties in Tampa, FL encompassing 372,000 square feet for a purchase price of $52.5 million,

• two office properties in Greensboro, NC encompassing 195,000 square feet for a purchase price of $30.8 million, and

• five acres of development land in Memphis, TN for a purchase price of $4.8 million.

We expensed $0.5 million of acquisition costs (included in general and administrative expenses) related to these acquisitions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations. We have invested or intend to invest an additional $5.5 million in the aggregate of planned building improvements and future tenant improvements committed under existing leases acquired in the building acquisitions. Based on the total anticipated investment of $88.8 million, the weighted average capitalization rate for these building acquisitions is 9.0% using projected GAAP net operating income for our first year of ownership. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. See “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

During the first quarter of 2013, we sold two office properties in Orlando, FL for a sale price of $14.6 million (before $0.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements) and recorded a loss on disposition of discontinued operations of $0.3 million.

On April 15, 2013, we sold five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $4.5 million (after $0.1 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million.

On April 24, 2013, we sold six industrial properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $38.7 million (before $1.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements and after $1.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $13.2 million.

Recent Financing Activity

During 2012, we entered into separate equity sales agreements with each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, Jefferies LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company issued 1,299,791 shares of Common Stock under these equity distribution agreements at an average gross sales price of $35.95 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $46.0 million. We paid an aggregate of $0.7 million in sales commissions to BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. during the first quarter of 2013.

Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in July 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $97.5 million and $94.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, respectively. At both March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013 was $377.4 million and $380.4 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2013, we prepaid the remaining $35.0 million balance on a $200.0 million bank term loan that was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016.

We regularly evaluate the financial condition of the financial institutions that participate in our credit facilities and as counterparties under interest rate swap agreements using publicly available information. Based on this review, we currently expect these financial institutions to perform their obligations under our existing facilities and swap agreements.

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Covenant Compliance

We are currently in compliance with the covenants and other requirements with respect to our debt. Although we expect to remain in compliance with these covenants and ratios for at least the next year, depending upon our future operating performance, property and financing transactions and general economic conditions, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be in compliance.

Our revolving credit facility and bank term loans require us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial requirements. Upon an event of default on the revolving credit facility, the lenders having at least 66.7% of the total commitments under the revolving credit facility can accelerate all borrowings then outstanding, and we could be prohibited from borrowing any further amounts under our revolving credit facility, which would adversely affect our ability to fund our operations.

The Operating Partnership has the following notes currently outstanding ($ in thousands):

	Face Amount		Carrying Amount		Stated Interest Rate		Effective Interest Rate
Notes due in 2017	$	379,685	$	379,223	5.850	%	5.880	%
Notes due in 2018	$	200,000	$	200,000	7.500	%	7.500	%
Notes due in 2023	$	250,000	$	247,427	3.625	%	3.752	%

The indenture that governs these outstanding notes requires us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial ratios. The trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of either series of bonds can accelerate the principal amount of such series upon written notice of a default that remains uncured after 60 days.

We may not be able to repay, refinance or extend any or all of our debt at maturity or upon any acceleration. If any refinancing is done at higher interest rates, the increased interest expense could adversely affect our cash flow and ability to pay distributions. Any such refinancing could also impose tighter financial ratios and other covenants that restrict our ability to take actions that could otherwise be in our best interest, such as funding new development activity, making opportunistic acquisitions, repurchasing our securities or paying distributions.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF II joint venture sold an office property to unrelated third parties for a sale price of $10.1 million (after $0.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and recorded a gain on disposition of property of less than $0.1 million. As our cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, we recorded $0.4 million of gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

On April 17, 2013, our DLF I joint venture sold an office property to an unrelated third party for a sale price of $6.0 million and expects to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million. We expect to record less than $0.1 million as our share of this gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

There were no other significant changes to our off balance sheet arrangements in the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. For information regarding our off balance sheet arrangements at December 31, 2012, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Off Balance Sheet Arrangements" in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates

There were no changes made by management to the critical accounting policies in the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. For a description of our critical accounting estimates, see “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Non-GAAP Information

The Company believes that Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and FFO per share are beneficial to management and investors and are important indicators of the performance of any equity REIT. Because FFO and FFO per share calculations exclude such factors as depreciation, amortization and impairments of real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets, which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, they facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs. Management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient on a stand-alone basis. As a result, management believes that the use of FFO and FFO per share, together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of the Company's performance relative

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to its competitors and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities.

FFO and FFO per share are non-GAAP financial measures and therefore do not represent net income or net income per share as defined by GAAP. Net income and net income per share as defined by GAAP are the most relevant measures in determining the Company's operating performance because FFO and FFO per share include adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation, amortization and impairments. Furthermore, FFO per share does not depict the amount that accrues directly to the stockholders' benefit. Accordingly, FFO and FFO per share should never be considered as alternatives to net income or net income per share as indicators of the Company's operating performance.

The Company's presentation of FFO is consistent with FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which is calculated as follows:

• Net income/(loss) computed in accordance with GAAP;

• Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates;

• Plus depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties;

• Less gains, or plus losses, from sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties and excluding items that are classified as extraordinary items under GAAP;

• Plus or minus our share of adjustments, including depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties, for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures (to reflect funds from operations on the same basis); and

• Plus or minus adjustments for depreciation and amortization and gains/(losses) on sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates related to discontinued operations.

In calculating FFO, the Company includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership, which the Company believes is consistent with standard industry practice for REITs that operate through an UPREIT structure. The Company believes that it is important to present FFO on an as-converted basis since all of the Common Units not owned by the Company are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of its Common Stock.

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The following table sets forth the Company's FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share ($ in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Funds from operations:
Net income	$	13,760		$	18,332
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(203		)	(184		)
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	41,574			36,441
Impairments of depreciable properties	415			—
Unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	2,015			2,098
Impairments of depreciable properties	1,020			1,002
(Gains) on disposition of depreciable properties	(421		)	—
Discontinued operations:
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	148			1,532
Impairments of depreciable properties	713			—
(Gains) on disposition of depreciable properties	(1,244		)	(5,134		)
Funds from operations	57,777			54,087
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Funds from operations available for common stockholders	$	57,150		$	53,460
Funds from operations available for common stockholders per share	$	0.67		$	0.70
Weighted average shares outstanding (1)	84,862			76,696

__________

(1) Includes assumed conversion of all potentially dilutive Common Stock equivalents.

In addition, the Company believes net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) and same property NOI are useful supplemental measures of the Company’s property operating performance because such metrics provide a performance measure of the revenues and expenses directly involved in owning real estate assets and provides a perspective not immediately apparent from net income or FFO. The Company defines NOI as rental and other revenues from continuing operations, less rental property and other expenses from continuing operations. The Company defines cash NOI as NOI less straight-line rent and lease termination fees. Other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate NOI and same property NOI.

Our same property portfolio currently consists of 287 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 27.8 million square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented (from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013). In our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, our same property portfolio consisted of 284 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 25.8 million square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented therein (from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012). The change in our same property portfolio was due to the addition of eight office properties encompassing 2.1 million square feet acquired during 2011 and two newly developed office properties encompassing 0.2 million square feet placed in service during 2011, offset by the removal of two office properties and five industrial properties encompassing 0.3 million square feet qualifying for discontinued operations during 2013.

Rental and other revenues related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $15.3 million and $3.4 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Rental property and other expenses related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $6.3 million and $2.3 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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The following table sets forth the Company’s NOI and same property NOI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413
Other income	(1,619		)	(2,230		)
Interest expense	23,868			24,677
General and administrative expenses	10,582			9,673
Impairments of real estate assets	415			—
Depreciation and amortization	42,144			36,983
Net operating income from continuing operations	88,089			80,516
Less – non same property and other net operating income	9,003			1,130
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	79,086		$	79,386
Rental and other revenues	$	137,030		$	124,894
Rental property and other expenses	48,941			44,378
Total net operating income from continuing operations	88,089			80,516
Less – non same property and other net operating income	9,003			1,130
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	79,086		$	79,386
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	79,086		$	79,386
Less – straight-line rent and lease termination fees	3,771			6,240
Same property cash net operating income from continuing operations	$	75,315		$	73,146

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For information regarding our market risk as of March 31, 2013, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

SEC rules require us to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our annual and periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. The Company's CEO and CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Operating Partnership were each effective at the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

SEC rules also require us to establish and maintain internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. There were also no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,071 shares of Common Stock to holders of Common Units in the Operating Partnership upon the redemption of a like number of Common Units in private offerings exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Each of the holders of Common Units was an accredited investor under Rule 501 of the Securities Act. The resale of such shares was registered by the Company under the Securities Act.

The following table sets forth information related to shares of Common Stock surrendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock during the first quarter of 2013:

	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share
January 1 to January 31	—	$	—
February 1 to February 28	—	—
March 1 to March 31	30,522	36.71
Total	30,522	$	36.71

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Amended and Restated Executive Supplemental Employment Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, between the Company and Edward J. Fritsch (filed as part of the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
10.2	Amended and Restated Executive Supplemental Employment Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, between the Company and Michael E. Harris (filed as part of the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
10.3	Amended and Restated Executive Supplemental Employment Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, between the Company and Terry L. Stevens (filed as part of the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
10.4	Amended and Restated Executive Supplemental Employment Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, between the Company and Jeffrey D. Miller (filed as part of the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
12.1	Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Company
12.2	Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Operating Partnership
31.1	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
31.2	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
31.3	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
31.4	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
32.1	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
32.2	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
32.3	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
32.4	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Highwoods Properties, Inc.
By:	/s/ Terry L. Stevens
	Terry L. Stevens
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
By:	Highwoods Properties, Inc., its sole general partner
By:	/s/ Terry L. Stevens
	Terry L. Stevens
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 30, 2013

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EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699
Fixed charges	24,919
Capitalized interest	(429		)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,145
Total earnings	$	38,334
Fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends:
Contractual interest expense	$	22,798
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949
Financing obligations interest expense	121
Capitalized interest	429
Interest component of rental expense	622
Total fixed charges	24,919
Preferred Stock dividends	627
Total fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends	$	25,546
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	1.54
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends	1.50

EX-12.2

Exhibit 12.2

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND

PREFERRED UNIT DISTRIBUTIONS

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699
Fixed charges	24,919
Capitalized interest	(429		)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,139
Total earnings	$	38,328
Fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions:
Contractual interest expense	$	22,798
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949
Financing obligations interest expense	121
Capitalized interest	429
Interest component of rental expense	622
Total fixed charges	24,919
Preferred Unit distributions	627
Total fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions	$	25,546
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	1.54
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions	1.50

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Edward J. Fritsch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Properties, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 30, 2013

/s/ Edward J. Fritsch

Edward J. Fritsch

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Terry L. Stevens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Properties, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 30, 2013

/s/ Terry L. Stevens

Terry L. Stevens

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Edward J. Fritsch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 30, 2013

/s/ Edward J. Fritsch

Edward J. Fritsch

President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner

EX-31.4

Exhibit 31.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Terry L. Stevens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 30, 2013

/s/ Terry L. Stevens

Terry L. Stevens

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Edward J. Fritsch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Edward J. Fritsch

Edward J. Fritsch

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 30, 2013

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Terry L. Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Terry L. Stevens

Terry L. Stevens

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

April 30, 2013

EX-32.3

Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Edward J. Fritsch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc., general partner of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

/s/ Edward J. Fritsch

Edward J. Fritsch

President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner

April 30, 2013

EX-32.4

Exhibit 32.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Terry L. Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc., general partner of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

/s/ Terry L. Stevens

Terry L. Stevens

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner

April 30, 2013

XML

Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ (82,472)		$ (77,219)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	176,816		169,094
Acquired above market lease intangible assets	2,777
Acquired in-place lease intangible assets	11,561
Assumed below market lease liabilities	(1,329)
Deferred Financing Costs [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, gross	21,426		21,759
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	(8,648)		(7,862)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	12,778		13,897
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	949	902
Deferred Leasing Costs [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, gross	237,862		224,554
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	(73,824)		(69,357)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	164,038		155,197
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	145,968
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	8,359	6,440
Lease Incentives [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	6,544
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	383	343
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	7,256
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	466	270
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	4,270
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	137	0
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, gross	37,538		37,019
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, accumulated amortization	(4,319)		(3,383)
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net	33,219		33,636
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	(1,122)	(544)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	(82,472)		(77,219)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	176,816		169,094
Acquired above market lease intangible assets	2,777
Acquired in-place lease intangible assets	11,561
Assumed below market lease liabilities	(1,329)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Deferred Financing Costs [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, gross	21,426		21,759
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	(8,648)		(7,862)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	12,778		13,897
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	949	902
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Deferred Leasing Costs [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, gross	237,862		224,554
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	(73,824)		(69,357)
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	164,038		155,197
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	145,968
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	8,359	6,440
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Lease Incentives [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	6,544
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	383	343
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	7,256
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	466	270
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	4,270
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	137	0
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member]
Intangible assets and below market lease liabilities, net [Abstract]
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, gross	37,538		37,019
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, accumulated amortization	(4,319)		(3,383)
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net	33,219		33,636
Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$ (1,122)	$ (544)

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Discontinued operations [Abstract]
Rental and other revenues	$ 345	$ 5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103	1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148	1,532
Total operating expenses	251	3,471
Interest expense	0	125
Income from discontinued operations	94	1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713)	0
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244	5,134
Total discontinued operations	625	7,016
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Land	658		2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690		23,106
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,991)		(8,017)
Net real estate assets	4,357		17,571
Accrued straight line rents receivable	26		408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11		929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0		30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	4,394		18,938
Orlando, FL Office Properties Disposition (3/2013) [Member]
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Number of office properties included in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale			2
Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties Held For Sale (3/2013) [Member]
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Number of industrial properties included in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	5		5
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Discontinued operations [Abstract]
Rental and other revenues	345	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103	1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148	1,532
Total operating expenses	251	3,471
Interest expense	0	125
Income from discontinued operations	94	1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713)	0
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244	5,134
Total discontinued operations	625	7,016
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Land	658		2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690		23,106
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,991)		(8,017)
Net real estate assets	4,357		17,571
Accrued straight line rents receivable	26		408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11		929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0		30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$ 4,394		$ 18,938
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Orlando, FL Office Properties Disposition (3/2013) [Member]
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Number of office properties included in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale			2
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties Held For Sale (3/2013) [Member]
Assets, held for sale [Abstract]
Number of industrial properties included in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	5		5

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Share-Based Payments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 3,440,000	$ 2,422,000
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs	7,200,000
Weighted average remaining contractual term for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation costs (in years)	2 years 8 months 13 days
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	168,700
Weighted average grant date fair value of each stock option granted (in dollars per option)	$ 6.50
Time-Based Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock shares granted	79,080
Weighted average grant date fair value of each restricted stock granted (in dollars per share)	$ 36.35
Total Return-Based Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock shares granted	65,486
Weighted average grant date fair value of each restricted stock granted (in dollars per share)	$ 31.73
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	3,440,000	2,422,000
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs	$ 7,200,000
Weighted average remaining contractual term for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation costs (in years)	2 years 8 months 13 days
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	168,700
Weighted average grant date fair value of each stock option granted (in dollars per option)	$ 6.50
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Time-Based Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock shares granted	79,080
Weighted average grant date fair value of each restricted stock granted (in dollars per share)	$ 36.35
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Total Return-Based Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock shares granted	65,486
Weighted average grant date fair value of each restricted stock granted (in dollars per share)	$ 31.73

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share/Unit Basic and Diluted [Line Items]

Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations	(553		)	(483		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	11,752			10,022
Income from discontinued operations	625			7,016
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations	(28		)	(344		)
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597			6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349		$	16,694
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	12,305			10,505
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	12,930		$	17,521
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share –weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Noncontrolling interests Common Units	3,725			3,728
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (1)	84,862			76,696
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

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(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Earnings Per Share/Unit Basic and Diluted [Line Items]

Earnings Per Unit [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit –weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit – adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (1)	84,453			76,287
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

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(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments Summarized Income Statement Information [Table Text Block]

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	23,516		$	24,820
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	11,209			11,416
Depreciation and amortization	6,146			6,565
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,739			5,830
Total expenses	26,884			30,991
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,368		)	(6,171		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,344	)	$	(6,171	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,015		$	2,098
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,752		$	1,980
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	432			633
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	436		$	(162	)

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments Summarized Income Statement Information [Table Text Block]

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	22,479		$	23,797
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	10,608			10,801
Depreciation and amortization	5,835			6,254
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,578			5,663
Total expenses	25,811			29,898
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,332		)	(6,101		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,308	)	$	(6,101	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,976		$	2,059
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,732		$	1,959
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	375			626
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	383		$	(160	)

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$ 137,030		$ 124,894
Total Net Operating Income	88,089		80,516
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144)		(36,983)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415)		0
General and administrative expense	(10,582)		(9,673)
Interest expense	(23,868)		(24,677)
Interest and Other income	1,619		2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699		11,413
Total Office Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	121,473	[1]	109,867	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	78,053	[1]	70,649	[1]
Office Atlanta, GA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	17,535		14,908
Total Net Operating Income	11,170		9,728
Office Greenville, SC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,229		3,503
Total Net Operating Income	1,889		2,132
Office Kansas City, MO [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,970		3,602
Total Net Operating Income	2,564		2,332
Office Memphis, TN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,383		9,256
Total Net Operating Income	5,632		5,555
Office Nashville, TN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	14,076		13,862
Total Net Operating Income	9,690		9,652
Office Orlando, FL [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	2,222		2,158
Total Net Operating Income	1,079		1,064
Office Piedmont Triad, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	6,891		5,079
Total Net Operating Income	4,356		3,232
Office Pittsburgh, PA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	13,693		9,084
Total Net Operating Income	7,423		4,280
Office Raleigh, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	20,668		19,775
Total Net Operating Income	14,631		13,959
Office Richmond, VA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	11,777		11,507
Total Net Operating Income	8,116		7,880
Office Tampa, FL [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	18,029		17,133
Total Net Operating Income	11,503		10,835
Total Industrial Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	6,091	[1]	6,105	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	4,432	[1]	4,443	[1]
Industrial Atlanta, GA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	2,968		2,941
Total Net Operating Income	2,186		2,156
Industrial Piedmont Triad, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,123		3,164
Total Net Operating Income	2,246		2,287
Total Retail Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,466	[1]	8,922	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	5,623	[1]	5,533	[1]
Retail Kansas City, MO [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,466		8,922
Total Net Operating Income	5,623		5,533
Total Residential Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	0	[1]	(87)	[1]
Residential Raleigh, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	0		(87)
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	(19)	[2]	(22)	[2]
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	137,030		124,894
Total Net Operating Income	88,063		80,578
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144)		(36,983)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415)		0
General and administrative expense	(10,556)		(9,735)
Interest expense	(23,868)		(24,677)
Interest and Other income	1,619		2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699		11,413
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Total Office Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	121,473	[1]	109,867	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	78,031	[1]	70,703	[1]
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Atlanta, GA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	17,535		14,908
Total Net Operating Income	11,167		9,735
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Greenville, SC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,229		3,503
Total Net Operating Income	1,888		2,134
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Kansas City, MO [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,970		3,602
Total Net Operating Income	2,563		2,334
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Memphis, TN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,383		9,256
Total Net Operating Income	5,630		5,559
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Nashville, TN [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	14,076		13,862
Total Net Operating Income	9,687		9,659
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Orlando, FL [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	2,222		2,158
Total Net Operating Income	1,079		1,065
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Piedmont Triad, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	6,891		5,079
Total Net Operating Income	4,355		3,234
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Pittsburgh, PA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	13,693		9,084
Total Net Operating Income	7,421		4,284
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Raleigh, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	20,668		19,775
Total Net Operating Income	14,627		13,970
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Richmond, VA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	11,777		11,507
Total Net Operating Income	8,114		7,886
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Office Tampa, FL [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	18,029		17,133
Total Net Operating Income	11,500		10,843
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Total Industrial Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	6,091	[1]	6,105	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	4,430	[1]	4,447	[1]
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Industrial Atlanta, GA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	2,968		2,941
Total Net Operating Income	2,185		2,158
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Industrial Piedmont Triad, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	3,123		3,164
Total Net Operating Income	2,245		2,289
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Total Retail Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,466	[1]	8,922	[1]
Total Net Operating Income	5,621	[1]	5,537	[1]
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Retail Kansas City, MO [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Rental and Other Revenues	9,466		8,922
Total Net Operating Income	5,621		5,537
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Total Residential Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	0	[1]	(87)	[1]
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Residential Raleigh, NC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	0		(87)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Operating Income	$ (19)	[2]	$ (22)	[2]

[1] Net of discontinued operations.

[2] Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 swaps	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments obtained	6
Derivative maturity date	Jan. 01, 2019
Amount of borrowings outstanding	$ 225,000,000
Interest rate under derivative instruments	1.678%
Expected increase to interest expense	3,300,000
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	8,261,000		9,369,000
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion) [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	280,000	1,104,000
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion) [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	788,000	(33,000)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments obtained	6
Derivative maturity date	Jan. 01, 2019
Amount of borrowings outstanding	225,000,000
Interest rate under derivative instruments	1.678%
Expected increase to interest expense	3,300,000
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	8,261,000		9,369,000
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion) [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	280,000	1,104,000
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion) [Abstract]
Interest rate swaps	$ 788,000	$ (33,000)

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Mortgages and Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 acre	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Seller Financing [Member] transactions	Dec. 31, 2012 Seller Financing [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Mortgage Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Receivable [Member] acre	Mar. 31, 2013 Promissory Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Promissory Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Seller Financing [Member] transactions	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Seller Financing [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Mortgage Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Mortgage Receivable [Member] acre	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Promissory Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Promissory Notes [Member]
Schedule of mortgages and notes receivable [Abstract]
Financing receivable, gross			$ 15,853,000	$ 15,853,000	$ 8,648,000	$ 8,648,000	$ 1,408,000		$ 1,153,000			$ 15,853,000	$ 15,853,000	$ 8,648,000	$ 8,648,000	$ 1,408,000		$ 1,153,000
Mortgages and notes receivable, allowance	(437,000)	(182,000)	0		0	0	(437,000)	(122,000)		(437,000)	(182,000)	0		0	0	(437,000)	(122,000)
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	25,472,000	25,472,000	15,853,000	15,853,000	8,648,000	8,648,000	971,000		971,000	25,472,000	25,472,000	15,853,000	15,853,000	8,648,000	8,648,000	971,000		971,000
Financing receivable, gross			15,853,000	15,853,000	8,648,000	8,648,000	1,408,000		1,153,000			15,853,000	15,853,000	8,648,000	8,648,000	1,408,000		1,153,000
Number of transactions with seller financing			2									2
Acquisition of development land (in acres)						77									77
Acquisition development land (in acres)	649					68				649					68
Mortgage receivable maturity date						Dec. 01, 2015									Dec. 01, 2015
Mortgage receivable current interest rate (in hundredths)						5.00%									5.00%
Term of optional extension						3 years									3 years
Additional loan commitment to third party						8,400,000									8,400,000
Cumulative funds for future infrastructure disbursed to third party					100,000									100,000
Notes receivable allowance, promissory notes [Roll Forward]
Beginning notes receivable allowance	(437,000)	(182,000)	0		0		(182,000)	(61,000)		(437,000)	(182,000)	0		0		(182,000)	(61,000)
Recoveries/write-offs/other							255,000	61,000								255,000	61,000
Total notes receivable allowance	$ (437,000)	$ (182,000)	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ (437,000)	$ (122,000)		$ (437,000)	$ (182,000)	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ (437,000)	$ (122,000)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Loss Calculation [Roll Forward]
Tax increment financing bond, beginning balance	$ (1,898)		$ (2,309)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287
Tax increment financing bond, ending balance	(1,508)		(2,022)
Cash Flow Hedges Derivative Instruments At Fair Value Net Calculation [Roll Forward]
Cash flow hedges, beginning balance	(10,730)		(3,425)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280		1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	[1]	(33)	[1]
Cash flow hedges, ending balance	(9,662)		(2,354)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,170)		(4,376)		(12,628)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Loss Calculation [Roll Forward]
Tax increment financing bond, beginning balance	(1,898)		(2,309)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287
Tax increment financing bond, ending balance	(1,508)		(2,022)
Cash Flow Hedges Derivative Instruments At Fair Value Net Calculation [Roll Forward]
Cash flow hedges, beginning balance	(10,730)		(3,425)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280		1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	[1]	(33)	[1]
Cash flow hedges, ending balance	(9,662)		(2,354)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (11,170)		$ (4,376)		$ (12,628)

[1] Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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Real Estate Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]

Real Estate Assets

Real Estate Assets

Acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2013, we acquired:

• two office properties in Tampa, FL encompassing 372,000 square feet for a purchase price of $52.5 million,

• two office properties in Greensboro, NC encompassing 195,000 square feet for a purchase price of $30.8 million, and

• five acres of development land in Memphis, TN for a purchase price of $4.8 million.

We expensed $0.5 million of acquisition costs (included in general and administrative expenses) related to these acquisitions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.

Dispositions

During the first quarter of 2013, we sold two office properties in Orlando, FL for a sale price of $14.6 million (before $0.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements) and recorded a loss on disposition of discontinued operations of $0.3 million.

In connection with the disposition of an office property in Jackson, MS in the third quarter of 2012, we had the right to receive additional cash consideration of up to $1.5 million upon the satisfaction of a certain post-closing requirement. The post-closing requirement was satisfied and the cash consideration was received during the first quarter of 2013. Accordingly, we recognized $1.5 million in additional gain on disposition of discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.4 million on two industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA and recorded impairments of real estate assets held for sale of $0.7 million on five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]

Real Estate Assets

Real Estate Assets

Acquisitions

During the first quarter of 2013, we acquired:

• two office properties in Tampa, FL encompassing 372,000 square feet for a purchase price of $52.5 million,

• two office properties in Greensboro, NC encompassing 195,000 square feet for a purchase price of $30.8 million, and

• five acres of development land in Memphis, TN for a purchase price of $4.8 million.

We expensed $0.5 million of acquisition costs (included in general and administrative expenses) related to these acquisitions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.

Dispositions

During the first quarter of 2013, we sold two office properties in Orlando, FL for a sale price of $14.6 million (before $0.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements) and recorded a loss on disposition of discontinued operations of $0.3 million.

In connection with the disposition of an office property in Jackson, MS in the third quarter of 2012, we had the right to receive additional cash consideration of up to $1.5 million upon the satisfaction of a certain post-closing requirement. The post-closing requirement was satisfied and the cash consideration was received during the first quarter of 2013. Accordingly, we recognized $1.5 million in additional gain on disposition of discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

Impairments

During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.4 million on two industrial properties located in Atlanta, GA and recorded impairments of real estate assets held for sale of $0.7 million on five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership [Roll Forward]
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$ 124,869	$ 110,655
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802	14,366
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	(351)	(63)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	581	827
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584)	(1,584)
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	147,317	124,201
Net Income Available for Common Stockholders and Transfers From Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership [Abstract]
Net income available for common stockholders	12,349	16,694
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351	63
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests	$ 12,700	$ 16,757
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates [Abstract]
Consolidated joint venture, partner's interest (in hundredths)	50.00%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates [Abstract]
Consolidated joint venture, partner's interest (in hundredths)	50.00%

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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869		$	110,655
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802			14,366
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	(351		)	(63		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	581			827
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584		)	(1,584		)
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317		$	124,201

Net Income Available for Common Stockholders and Transfers From Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349	$	16,694
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351		63
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests	$	12,700	$	16,757

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Derivative [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Derivative [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

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Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	$ 25,638	[1]	$ 24,725	[1]
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,354
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		14,496
Impaired real estate assets	9,002
Total Assets	52,493		42,575
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	147,317		124,869
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	2,024,509	[1]	1,987,364	[1]
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		9,369
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,354
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		563
Financing obligations, at fair value	23,986	[1]	23,252	[1]
Total Liabilities	2,060,660		2,023,902
Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	0		0
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,354
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	3,529		3,354
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	147,317		124,869
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,354
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Financing obligations, at fair value	0		0
Total Liabilities	3,529		3,354
Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	16,990		16,077
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	16,990		16,077
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	0		0
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	2,024,509		1,987,364
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		9,369
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Financing obligations, at fair value	0		0
Total Liabilities	2,032,770		1,996,733
Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	8,648		8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		14,496
Impaired real estate assets	9,002
Total Assets	31,974		23,144
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	0		0
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		563
Financing obligations, at fair value	23,986		23,252
Total Liabilities	24,361		23,815
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	25,638	[1]	24,725	[1]
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,354
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		14,496
Impaired real estate assets	9,002
Total Assets	52,493		42,575
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	2,024,509	[1]	1,987,364	[1]
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		9,369
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,354
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		563
Financing obligations, at fair value	23,986	[1]	23,252	[1]
Total Liabilities	2,060,660		2,023,902
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	0		0
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,354
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	3,529		3,354
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,354
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Financing obligations, at fair value	0		0
Total Liabilities	3,529		3,354
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	16,990		16,077
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	16,990		16,077
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	2,024,509		1,987,364
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		9,369
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Financing obligations, at fair value	0		0
Total Liabilities	2,032,770		1,996,733
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	8,648		8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		14,496
Impaired real estate assets	9,002
Total Assets	31,974		23,144
Liabilities[Abstract]
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		563
Financing obligations, at fair value	23,986		23,252
Total Liabilities	$ 24,361		$ 23,815

[1] Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

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Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]

Fair Value Measurements of Assets, Liabilities and Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317	$	147,317	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869	$	124,869	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

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9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

Fair Value Measurements, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]

Fair Value Measurements of Assets, Liabilities and Noncontrolling Interests [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

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(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

Fair Value Measurements, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

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(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

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(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At March 31, 2013, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 303 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 30.1 million square feet; 649 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 566 acres are considered core assets; and two office development properties. In addition, we owned interests (50.0% or less) in 31 in-service office properties, a rental residential development property and 11 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, which includes a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements).

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2013, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 81.7 million, or 95.7%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.7 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds of the issuance are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company redeemed 10,071 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.6% at December 31, 2012 to 95.7% at March 31, 2013.

Common Stock Offerings

The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company issued 1,299,791 shares of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $35.95 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $46.0 million.

Basis of Presentation

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2012 was retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 were retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements include the Operating Partnership, wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had involvement with, but are not the primary beneficiary in, an entity that we concluded to be a variable interest entity (see Note 3).

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At March 31, 2013, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 303 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 30.1 million square feet; 649 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 566 acres are considered core assets; and two office development properties. In addition, we owned interests (50.0% or less) in 31 in-service office properties, a rental residential development property and 11 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, which includes a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership’s Consolidated Financial Statements).

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2013, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 81.7 million, or 95.7%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.7 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds of the issuance are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company redeemed 10,071 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.6% at December 31, 2012 to 95.7% at March 31, 2013.

Common Stock Offerings

The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company issued 1,299,791 shares of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $35.95 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $46.0 million.

Basis of Presentation

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2012 was retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2012 were retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements include wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had involvement with, but are not the primary beneficiary in, an entity that we concluded to be a variable interest entity (see Note 3).

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Operations Classified As Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities of the Properties Classified As Held For Sale [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Operations Classified As Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities of the Properties Classified As Held For Sale [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Scheduled Future Amortization (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	$ 176,816	$ 169,094
Deferred Financing Costs [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	2,768
2014	3,249
2015	2,614
2016	1,515
2017	1,226
Thereafter	1,406
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	12,778	13,897
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	5 years
Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	24,305
2014	28,125
2015	22,845
2016	18,485
2017	15,591
Thereafter	36,617
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	145,968
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	6 years 7 months 7 days
Lease Incentives [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	965
2014	1,154
2015	926
2016	734
2017	660
Thereafter	2,105
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	6,544
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 7 months 7 days
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	1,372
2014	1,537
2015	1,252
2016	1,023
2017	908
Thereafter	1,164
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	7,256
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	5 years 4 months 25 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	4 years 11 months
Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	416
2014	553
2015	553
2016	553
2017	553
Thereafter	1,642
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	4,270
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 8 months 15 days
Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	(3,087)
2014	(4,009)
2015	(3,746)
2016	(3,443)
2017	(3,208)
Thereafter	(15,726)
Total scheduled future amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	(33,219)	(33,636)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years)	9 years 9 months 20 days
Assumed finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years)	9 years 4 months
in-Place Lease Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	4 years 10 months
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	176,816	169,094
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Deferred Financing Costs [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	2,768
2014	3,249
2015	2,614
2016	1,515
2017	1,226
Thereafter	1,406
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	12,778	13,897
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	5 years
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	24,305
2014	28,125
2015	22,845
2016	18,485
2017	15,591
Thereafter	36,617
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	145,968
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	6 years 7 months 7 days
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Lease Incentives [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	965
2014	1,154
2015	926
2016	734
2017	660
Thereafter	2,105
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	6,544
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 7 months 7 days
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	1,372
2014	1,537
2015	1,252
2016	1,023
2017	908
Thereafter	1,164
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	7,256
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	5 years 4 months 25 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	4 years 11 months
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	416
2014	553
2015	553
2016	553
2017	553
Thereafter	1,642
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net/Total scheduled future amortization of intangible assets	4,270
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	7 years 8 months 15 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities [Member]
Scheduled future amortization of below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013	(3,087)
2014	(4,009)
2015	(3,746)
2016	(3,443)
2017	(3,208)
Thereafter	(15,726)
Total scheduled future amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$ (33,219)	$ (33,636)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years)	9 years 9 months 20 days
Assumed finite-lived below market lease liabilities, average useful life (in years)	9 years 4 months
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | in-Place Lease Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average remaining amortization periods for intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Abstract]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, average useful life (in years)	4 years 10 months

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real estate assets, at cost:
Land	$ 380,932	$ 371,730
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,365,154	3,281,362
Development in process	29,209	21,198
Land held for development	122,825	117,784
Total real estate assets	3,898,120	3,792,074
Less-accumulated depreciation	(966,448)	(939,550)
Net real estate assets	2,931,672	2,852,524
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	4,394	18,938
Cash and cash equivalents	12,170	13,783
Restricted cash	14,790	19,702
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,923 and $2,848, respectively	25,067	23,073
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $437 and $182, respectively	25,472	25,472
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,034 and $880, respectively	122,098	116,584
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	66,142	66,800
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $82,472 and $77,219, respectively	176,816	169,094
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,587 and $12,318, respectively	41,972	44,458
Total Assets	3,420,593	3,350,428
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity:
Mortgages and notes payable	1,896,300	1,859,162
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	167,553	172,146
Financing obligations	29,251	29,358
Total Liabilities	2,093,104	2,060,666
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	147,317	124,869
Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares; 8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $1,000 per share; 29,077 shares issued and outstanding)	29,077	29,077
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized shares; 82,130,593 and 80,311,437 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	821	803
Additional paid-in capital	2,076,081	2,040,306
Distributions in excess of net income available for common stockholders	(919,328)	(897,418)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,170)	(12,628)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	1,175,481	1,160,140
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	4,691	4,753
Total Equity	1,180,172	1,164,893
Total Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity	3,420,593	3,350,428
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Real estate assets, at cost:
Land	380,932	371,730
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,365,154	3,281,362
Development in process	29,209	21,198
Land held for development	122,825	117,784
Total real estate assets	3,898,120	3,792,074
Less-accumulated depreciation	(966,448)	(939,550)
Net real estate assets	2,931,672	2,852,524
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	4,394	18,938
Cash and cash equivalents	12,254	13,867
Restricted cash	14,790	19,702
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,923 and $2,848, respectively	25,067	23,073
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $437 and $182, respectively	25,472	25,472
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,034 and $880, respectively	122,098	116,584
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	65,109	65,813
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $82,472 and $77,219, respectively	176,816	169,094
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,587 and $12,318, respectively	41,830	44,458
Total Assets	3,419,502	3,349,525
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity:
Mortgages and notes payable	1,896,300	1,859,162
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	167,530	172,026
Financing obligations	29,251	29,358
Total Liabilities	2,093,081	2,060,546
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:
Common Units, 3,722,945 and 3,733,016 outstanding, respectively	147,317	124,869
Series A Preferred Units (liquidation preference $1,000 per unit), 29,077 units issued and outstanding	29,077	29,077
Total Redeemable Operating Partnership Units	176,394	153,946
Equity:
General partner Common Units, 854,447 and 836,356 outstanding, respectively	11,563	11,427
Limited partner Common Units, 80,867,336 and 79,066,272 outstanding, respectively	1,144,943	1,131,481
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,170)	(12,628)
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	4,691	4,753
Total Equity	1,150,027	1,135,033
Total Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity	$ 3,419,502	$ 3,349,525

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Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	$ 390,000	$ 287,000
Amount by which outstanding principal amount exceeds estimated fair value	1,508,000	2,022,000	1,898,000	2,309,000
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	563,000	0
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative)	(188,000)	0
Ending balance	375,000	0
Fair value of Level 3 liability	375,000	0
Payout percentage (in hundredths)	50.00%
Tax Increment Financing Bond [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	14,496,000	14,788,000
Principal repayment	(562,000)	0
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390,000	287,000
Ending balance	14,324,000	15,075,000
Maturity date	Dec. 20, 2020
Amount by which outstanding principal amount exceeds estimated fair value	1,500,000
Decrease in fair value of bond if yield-to-maturity was 100 basis points higher	500,000
Increase in fair value of bond if yield-to-maturity was 100 basis points lower	500,000
Fair value of Level 3 asset	14,324,000	15,075,000
Discount rate (in hundredths)	10.40%
Impaired Real Estate Assets [Member]
Impaired real estate assets [Abstract]
Fair value of Level 3 asset	9,002,000
Impaired Real Estate Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	9.00%
Impaired real estate assets [Abstract]
Capitalization rate (in hundredths)	8.50%
Impaired Real Estate Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	10.00%
Impaired real estate assets [Abstract]
Capitalization rate (in hundredths)	9.50%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390,000	287,000
Amount by which outstanding principal amount exceeds estimated fair value	1,508,000	2,022,000	1,898,000	2,309,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	563,000	0
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative)	(188,000)	0
Ending balance	375,000	0
Fair value of Level 3 liability	375,000	0
Payout percentage (in hundredths)	50.00%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Tax Increment Financing Bond [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	14,496,000	14,788,000
Principal repayment	(562,000)	0
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390,000	287,000
Ending balance	14,324,000	15,075,000
Maturity date	Dec. 20, 2020
Amount by which outstanding principal amount exceeds estimated fair value	1,500,000
Decrease in fair value of bond if yield-to-maturity was 100 basis points higher	500,000
Increase in fair value of bond if yield-to-maturity was 100 basis points lower	500,000
Fair value of Level 3 asset	$ 14,324,000	$ 15,075,000
Discount rate (in hundredths)	10.40%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Impaired Real Estate Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	9.00%
Impaired real estate assets [Abstract]
Capitalization rate (in hundredths)	8.50%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Impaired Real Estate Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	10.00%
Impaired real estate assets [Abstract]
Capitalization rate (in hundredths)	9.50%

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares [Member]	General Partner Common Units [Member] Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Limited Partner Common Units [Member] Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates [Member] Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 986,859	$ 956,674	$ 726	$ 29,077	$ 9,575	$ 948,187	$ 1,803,997	$ (5,734)	$ (5,734)	$ 4,646	$ 4,646	$ (845,853)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			72,647,697
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuances of Common Units, net		26,644			266	26,378			0		0
Distributions paid on Common Units		(32,371)			(323)	(32,048)			0		0
Distributions paid on Preferred Units		(627)			(6)	(621)			0		0
Issuances of Common Stock - Shares			807,483
Issuances of Common Stock, net	26,644		8	0			26,636	0		0		0
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock - Shares			2,000
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	63		0	0			63	0		0		0
Dividends on Common Stock	(30,961)		0	0			0	0		0		(30,961)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)		0	0			0	0		0		(627)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	(14,366)		0	0			(14,366)	0		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(291)	(291)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(291)	(291)	0
Issuances of restricted stock - Shares			151,391
Issuances of restricted stock	0		0	0			0	0		0		0
Share-based compensation expense	2,422	2,422	2	0	24	2,398	2,420	0	0	0	0	0
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner		(13,636)			(137)	(13,499)			0		0
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(827)		0	0			0	0		0		(827)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0	(2)	(182)	0	0	0	184	184	(184)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	18,332	18,334	0	0	183	18,151	0	0	0	0	0	18,332
Other comprehensive income	1,358	1,358	0	0	0	0	0	1,358	1,358	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income	19,690	19,692
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	988,606	958,507	736	29,077	9,580	948,764	1,818,750	(4,376)	(4,376)	4,539	4,539	(860,120)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2012			73,608,571
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	1,164,893	1,135,033	803	29,077	11,427	1,131,481	2,040,306	(12,628)	(12,628)	4,753	4,753	(897,418)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	80,311,437		80,311,437
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuances of Common Units, net		55,804			558	55,246			0		0
Distributions paid on Common Units		(35,669)			(356)	(35,313)			0		0
Distributions paid on Preferred Units		(627)			(6)	(621)			0		0
Issuances of Common Stock - Shares			1,664,519
Issuances of Common Stock, net	55,804		17	0			55,787	0		0		0
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock - Shares			10,071
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351		0	0			351	0		0		0
Dividends on Common Stock	(34,259)		0	0			0	0		0		(34,259)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)		0	0			0	0		0		(627)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	(23,802)		0	0			(23,802)	0		0		0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(265)	(265)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(265)	(265)	0
Issuances of restricted stock - Shares			144,566
Issuances of restricted stock	0		0	0			0	0		0		0
Share-based compensation expense	3,440	3,440	1	0	34	3,406	3,439	0	0	0	0	0
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner		(22,854)			(229)	(22,625)			0		0
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(581)		0	0			0	0		0		(581)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0	(2)	(201)	0	0	0	203	203	(203)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	13,760	13,707	0	0	137	13,570	0	0	0	0	0	13,760
Other comprehensive income	1,458	1,458	0	0	0	0	0	1,458	1,458	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income	15,218	15,165
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	$ 1,180,172	$ 1,150,027	$ 821	$ 29,077	$ 11,563	$ 1,144,943	$ 2,076,081	$ (11,170)	$ (11,170)	$ 4,691	$ 4,691	$ (919,328)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013	82,130,593		82,130,593

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Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 executives acre property sqft	Dec. 31, 2012
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
In-service office, industrial and retail properties (in units)	303
Square footage of commercial property (in sq feet)	30,100,000
Undeveloped land suitable for future development (in acres)	649
Undeveloped land considered core holdings (in acres)	566
Office properties under/planned for development (in units)	2
Percentage of equity interest in joint ventures, maximum (in hundredths)	50.00%
Number of real estate properties not wholly owned (in units)	31
Area of undeveloped land not wholly owned (in acres)	11
Percentage of equity interest in joint venture not owned by Operating Partership	12.50%
Square footage of real estate property not owned by Operating Partnership (in sq feet)	261,000
Common Units of partnership owned (in shares)	81,700,000
Percentage of ownership of Common Units	95.70%	95.60%
Number of directors of the Company who are also limited partners	2
Common Units of partnership not owned by the Company (in shares)	3,700,000
Number of common units required to convert to one share of common stock (in shares)	1
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Number of trading days preceding Redemption Notice Date (in days)	10 days
Common Units redeemed for a like number of common shares of stock (in shares)	10,071
Number of Common Stock sold at the market during period (in shares)	1,299,791
Average price of Common Stock sold at the market during period (in dollars per share)	$ 35.95
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold at the market during period	$ 46.0
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
In-service office, industrial and retail properties (in units)	303
Square footage of commercial property (in sq feet)	30,100,000
Undeveloped land suitable for future development (in acres)	649
Undeveloped land considered core holdings (in acres)	566
Office properties under/planned for development (in units)	2
Percentage of equity interest in joint ventures, maximum (in hundredths)	50.00%
Number of real estate properties not wholly owned (in units)	31
Area of undeveloped land not wholly owned (in acres)	11
Percentage of equity interest in joint venture not owned by Operating Partership	12.50%
Square footage of real estate property not owned by Operating Partnership (in sq feet)	261,000
Common Units of partnership owned (in shares)	81,700,000
Percentage of ownership of Common Units	95.70%	95.60%
Number of directors of the Company who are also limited partners	2
Common Units of partnership not owned by the Company (in shares)	3,700,000
Number of common units required to convert to one share of common stock (in shares)	1
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Number of trading days preceding Redemption Notice Date (in days)	10 days
Common Units redeemed for a like number of common shares of stock (in shares)	10,071
Number of Common Stock sold at the market during period (in shares)	1,299,791
Average price of Common Stock sold at the market during period (in dollars per share)	$ 35.95
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold at the market during period	$ 46.0

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2013, we sold five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $4.5 million (after $0.1 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million.

On April 17, 2013, our DLF I joint venture sold an office property to an unrelated third party for a sale price of $6.0 million and expects to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million. We expect to record less than $0.1 million as our share of this gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

On April 24, 2013, we sold six industrial properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $38.7 million (before $1.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements and after $1.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $13.2 million.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Subsequent Event [Line Items]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

On April 15, 2013, we sold five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $4.5 million (after $0.1 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million.

On April 17, 2013, our DLF I joint venture sold an office property to an unrelated third party for a sale price of $6.0 million and expects to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of less than $0.1 million. We expect to record less than $0.1 million as our share of this gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

On April 24, 2013, we sold six industrial properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Atlanta, GA for a sale price of $38.7 million (before $1.8 million in closing credits to buyer for unfunded tenant improvements and after $1.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and expect to record a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $13.2 million.

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Real Estate Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 acre	Mar. 31, 2012
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisition development land (in acres)	649
Acquisition-related costs	$ 500,000
Dispositions [Abstract]
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244,000	5,134,000
Impairments [Abstract]
Impairments of real estate assets	415,000	0
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713,000	0
Tampa, FL Office Properties Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Number of office properties acquired	2
Rentable square feet of acquisition (in sq. ft)	372,000
Acquisition purchase price	52,500,000
Greensboro, NC Office Properties Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Number of office properties acquired	2
Rentable square feet of acquisition (in sq. ft)	195,000
Acquisition purchase price	30,800,000
Memphis, TN Development Land Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisition development land (in acres)	5
Acquisition purchase price	4,800,000
Orlando, FL Office Properties Disposition (3/2013) [Member]
Dispositions [Abstract]
Number of office properties sold	2
Proceeds received from sale of real estate	14,600,000
Closing credits for unfunded tenant improvements	800,000
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	(300,000)
Jackson, MS Office Property Disposition (9/2012) [Member]
Dispositions [Abstract]
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	1,500,000
Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties (3/2013) [Member]
Impairments [Abstract]
Number of impaired properties	2
Impairments of real estate assets	400,000
Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties Held For Sale (3/2013) [Member]
Impairments [Abstract]
Number of impaired properties	5
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	700,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisition development land (in acres)	649
Acquisition-related costs	500,000
Dispositions [Abstract]
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244,000	5,134,000
Impairments [Abstract]
Impairments of real estate assets	415,000	0
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713,000	0
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Tampa, FL Office Properties Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Number of office properties acquired	2
Rentable square feet of acquisition (in sq. ft)	372,000
Acquisition purchase price	52,500,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Greensboro, NC Office Properties Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Number of office properties acquired	2
Rentable square feet of acquisition (in sq. ft)	195,000
Acquisition purchase price	30,800,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Memphis, TN Development Land Acquisition (3/2013) [Member]
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisition development land (in acres)	5
Acquisition purchase price	4,800,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Orlando, FL Office Properties Disposition (3/2013) [Member]
Dispositions [Abstract]
Number of office properties sold	2
Proceeds received from sale of real estate	14,600,000
Closing credits for unfunded tenant improvements	800,000
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	(300,000)
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Jackson, MS Office Property Disposition (9/2012) [Member]
Dispositions [Abstract]
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	1,500,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties (3/2013) [Member]
Impairments [Abstract]
Number of impaired properties	2
Impairments of real estate assets	400,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Atlanta, GA Industrial Properties Held For Sale (3/2013) [Member]
Impairments [Abstract]
Number of impaired properties	5
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	$ 700,000

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Mortgages and Notes Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Schedule of Notes Receivable Allowance [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Schedule of Notes Receivable Allowance [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 13,760	$ 18,332
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,292	38,515
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	(136)	69
Share-based compensation expense	3,440	2,422
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	426	579
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949	902
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	(33)
Impairments of real estate assets	415	0
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713	0
Losses on debt extinguishment	164	0
Net gains on disposition of property	(1,244)	(5,134)
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	0	(65)
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(436)	162
Changes in financing obligations	(105)	(334)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,145	1,388
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,479)	2,470
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(2,533)	(4,497)
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(5,788)	(5,382)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(10,252)	(27,344)
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,119	22,050
Investing activities:
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	(88,332)	0
Investments in development in process	(4,978)	0
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(18,004)	(22,671)
Investments in building improvements	(13,107)	(8,483)
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	14,971	10,941
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums	0	1,008
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	363	901
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	0	1,481
Investments in and advances/repayments to/from unconsolidated affiliates	(429)	(1,197)
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	10,262	5,124
Net cash used in investing activities	(99,254)	(12,896)
Financing activities:
Dividends on Common Stock	(34,259)	(30,961)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)	(627)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584)	(1,584)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(265)	(291)
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock	59,019	28,392
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Stock	(701)	0
Repurchase of shares related to tax withholdings	(2,514)	(1,748)
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	135,900	61,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(61,400)	(282,000)
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	0	225,000
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(37,214)	(3,067)
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(833)	(2,241)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	55,522	(8,127)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,613)	1,027
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	13,783	11,188
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	12,170	12,215
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	21,887	25,970
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280	1,104
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351	63
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	5,158	975
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	6,467	15,841
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	4,872	3,320
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	283	334
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802	14,366
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390	287
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Operating activities:
Net income	13,707	18,334
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,292	38,515
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	(136)	69
Share-based compensation expense	3,440	2,422
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	426	579
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949	902
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	(33)
Impairments of real estate assets	415	0
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	713	0
Losses on debt extinguishment	164	0
Net gains on disposition of property	(1,244)	(5,134)
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	0	(65)
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(383)	160
Changes in financing obligations	(105)	(334)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,139	1,381
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,479)	2,470
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(2,391)	(4,449)
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(5,788)	(5,382)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(10,155)	(27,344)
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,352	22,091
Investing activities:
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	(88,332)	0
Investments in development in process	(4,978)	0
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(18,004)	(22,671)
Investments in building improvements	(13,107)	(8,483)
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	14,971	10,941
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums	0	1,008
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	363	901
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	0	1,481
Investments in and advances/repayments to/from unconsolidated affiliates	(429)	(1,197)
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	10,262	5,124
Net cash used in investing activities	(99,254)	(12,896)
Financing activities:
Distributions on Common Units	(35,669)	(32,371)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627)	(627)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(265)	(291)
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Units	59,019	25,141
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Units	(701)	0
Repurchase of units related to tax withholdings	(2,514)	(1,748)
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	135,900	61,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(61,400)	(282,000)
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	0	225,000
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(37,214)	(3,067)
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(1,240)	(2,331)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	55,289	(11,294)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,613)	(2,099)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	13,867	11,151
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	12,254	9,052
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	21,887	25,970
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280	1,104
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	5,158	975
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	6,467	15,841
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	4,872	3,320
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	283	334
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value	22,448	13,546
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	$ 390	$ 287

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets:
Accounts receivable allowance	$ 1,923	$ 2,848
Mortgages and notes receivable allowance	437	182
Accrued straight-line rents receivable allowance	1,034	880
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	82,472	77,219
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	12,587	12,318
Equity:
Series A Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series A Preferred Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Stock, shares issued (in shares)	29,077	29,077
Series A Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	29,077	29,077
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued (in shares)	82,130,593	80,311,437
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	82,130,593	80,311,437
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Accounts receivable allowance	1,923	2,848
Mortgages and notes receivable allowance	437	182
Accrued straight-line rents receivable allowance	1,034	880
Deferred financing and leasing costs, accumulated amortization	82,472	77,219
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 12,587	$ 12,318
Equity:
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units: [Abstract]
Redeemable Common Units outstanding (in shares)	3,722,945	3,733,016
Series A Preferred Units, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Units, issued (in shares)	29,077	29,077
Series A Preferred Units, outstanding (in shares)	29,077	29,077
Common Units: [Abstract]
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	854,447	836,356
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	80,867,336	79,066,272

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Share-Based Payments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share-Based Payments

Share-based Payments

During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, we granted 168,700 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $6.50. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, we also granted 79,080 shares of time-based restricted stock and 65,486 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $36.35 and $31.73, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.4 million during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At March 31, 2013, there was $7.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.7 years.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share-Based Payments

Share-based Payments

During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company granted 168,700 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of its Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $6.50. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2013, the Company also granted 79,080 shares of time-based restricted stock and 65,486 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $36.35 and $31.73, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.4 million during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At March 31, 2013, there was $7.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.7 years.

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Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 19, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000921082
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		82,142,340
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

__________

(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Line Items]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Tax increment financing bond:
Beginning balance	$	(1,898	)	$	(2,309	)
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390			287
Ending balance	(1,508		)	(2,022		)
Cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(10,730		)	(3,425		)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280			1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	788			(33		)
Ending balance	(9,662		)	(2,354		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(11,170	)	$	(4,376	)

__________

(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Rental and other revenues	$ 137,030		$ 124,894
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	48,941		44,378
Depreciation and amortization	42,144		36,983
Impairments of real estate assets	415		0
General and administrative	10,582		9,673
Total operating expenses	102,082		91,034
Interest expense:
Contractual	22,798		23,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949		902
Financing obligations	121		(76)
Total interest expense	23,868		24,677
Other income:
Interest and other income	1,783		2,230
Losses on debt extinguishment	(164)		0
Total other income	1,619		2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699		11,413
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	0		65
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	436		(162)
Income from continuing operations	13,135		11,316
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	94		1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713)		0
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244		5,134
Total discontinued operations	625		7,016
Net income	13,760		18,332
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(581)		(827)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(203)		(184)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)		(627)
Net income available for common stockholders	12,349		16,694
Earnings per Common Share – basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	81,029	[1],[2]	72,836	[1],[2]
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	84,862	[2]	76,696	[2]
Dividends declared per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.425		$ 0.425
Net income available for common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	11,752		10,022
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597		6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	12,349		16,694
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Rental and other revenues	137,030		124,894
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	48,967		44,316
Depreciation and amortization	42,144		36,983
Impairments of real estate assets	415		0
General and administrative	10,556		9,735
Total operating expenses	102,082		91,034
Interest expense:
Contractual	22,798		23,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs	949		902
Financing obligations	121		(76)
Total interest expense	23,868		24,677
Other income:
Interest and other income	1,783		2,230
Losses on debt extinguishment	(164)		0
Total other income	1,619		2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	12,699		11,413
Gains on for-sale residential condominiums	0		65
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	383		(160)
Income from continuing operations	13,082		11,318
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	94		1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713)		0
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244		5,134
Total discontinued operations	625		7,016
Net income	13,707		18,334
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(203)		(184)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627)		(627)
Net income available for common unitholders	12,877		17,523
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Weighted average Common Units outstanding - basic (in shares)	84,345	[1],[2]	76,155	[1],[2]
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.14		0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.01		0.09
Net income available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.15		0.23
Weighted average Common Units outstanding - diluted (in shares)	84,453	[2]	76,287	[2]
Distributions declared per Common Unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.425		$ 0.425
Net income available for common unitholders:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252		10,507
Total discontinued operations	625		7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$ 12,877		$ 17,523

[1] Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

[2] There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Investments In and Advances To Affiliates

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	23,516		$	24,820
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	11,209			11,416
Depreciation and amortization	6,146			6,565
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,739			5,830
Total expenses	26,884			30,991
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,368		)	(6,171		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,344	)	$	(6,171	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	2,015		$	2,098
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,752		$	1,980
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	4		$	(795	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	432			633
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	436		$	(162	)

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF II joint venture sold an office property to unrelated third parties for a sale price of $10.1 million(after $0.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and recorded a gain on disposition of property of less than $0.1 million. As our cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, we recorded$0.4 millionof gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF I joint venture recorded impairments of real estate assets of $4.8 millionon an office property located in Atlanta, GA and an office property located in Charlotte, NC. We recorded $1.0 millionas our share of this impairment charge through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.  These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Investments In and Advances To Affiliates

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financing policies. The following table sets forth combined summarized financial information for our unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$	22,479		$	23,797
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	10,608			10,801
Depreciation and amortization	5,835			6,254
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790			7,180
Interest expense	4,578			5,663
Total expenses	25,811			29,898
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,332		)	(6,101		)
Gains on disposition of properties	24			—
Net loss	$	(3,308	)	$	(6,101	)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,976		$	2,059
Impairments of real estate assets	$	1,020		$	1,002
Interest expense	$	1,732		$	1,959
Gains on disposition of depreciable properties	$	421		$	—
Net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Our share of net income/(loss)	$	8		$	(786	)
Adjustments for management and other fees	375			626
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	383		$	(160	)

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF II joint venture sold an office property to unrelated third parties for a sale price of $10.1 million(after $0.3 million in closing credits to buyer for free rent) and recorded a gain on disposition of property of less than $0.1 million. As our cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, we recorded $0.4 million of gain through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

During the first quarter of 2013, our DLF I joint venture recorded impairments of real estate assets of $4.8 million on an office property located in Atlanta, GA and an office property located in Charlotte, NC.  We recorded $1.0 million as our share of this impairment charge through equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.  These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the properties.

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Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

As of March 31, 2013, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. As of December 31, 2012, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included two office properties in Orlando, FL and five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Rental and other revenues	$	345		$	5,478
Operating expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	103			1,939
Depreciation and amortization	148			1,532
Total operating expenses	251			3,471
Interest expense	—			125
Income from discontinued operations	94			1,882
Impairments of real estate assets held for sale	(713		)	—
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244			5,134
Total discontinued operations	$	625		$	7,016

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Land	$	658		$	2,482
Buildings and tenant improvements	6,690			23,106
Less-accumulated depreciation	(2,991		)	(8,017		)
Net real estate assets	4,357			17,571
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	26			408
Deferred leasing costs, net	11			929
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			30
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	4,394		$	18,938

As of March 31, 2013, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. As of December 31, 2012, real estate and other assets, net, held for sale included two office properties in Orlando, FL and five industrial properties in Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2013.

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Noncontrolling Interests

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is computed by applying the weighted average percentage of Common Units not owned by the Company during the period, as a percent of the total number of outstanding Common Units, to the Operating Partnership’s net income for the period after deducting distributions on Preferred Units. When a noncontrolling unitholder redeems a Common Unit for a share of Common Stock or cash, the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are reduced and the Company's share in the Operating Partnership is increased by the fair value of each security at the time of redemption.

The following table sets forth noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869		$	110,655
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	23,802			14,366
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	(351		)	(63		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	581			827
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(1,584		)	(1,584		)
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317		$	124,201

The following table sets forth net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349	$	16,694
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	351		63
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests	$	12,700	$	16,757

8. Noncontrolling Interests - Continued

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates

At March 31, 2013, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates

At March 31, 2013, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

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Mortgages and Notes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Mortgages and Notes Payable

Mortgages and Notes Payable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

At March 31, 2013, our secured mortgage loans were collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $967.3 million.

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued

Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in July 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $97.5 million and $94.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, respectively. At both March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013 was $377.4 million and $380.4 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2013, we prepaid the remaining $35.0 million balance on a $200.0 million bank term loan that was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. We recorded $0.2 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repayment.

We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our debt.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Mortgages and Notes Payable

Mortgages and Notes Payable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

At March 31, 2013, our secured mortgage loans were collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $967.3 million.

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued

Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in July 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $97.5 million and $94.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, respectively. At both March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at March 31, 2013 and April 19, 2013 was $377.4 million and $380.4 million, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2013, we prepaid the remaining $35.0 million balance on a $200.0 million bank term loan that was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. We recorded $0.2 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repayment.

We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our debt.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps through January 2019 with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. We have no collateral requirements related to our interest rate swaps.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified to interest expense.

For the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of our derivatives were in a liability position. The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

7. Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

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Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps through January 2019 with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013. We have no collateral requirements related to our interest rate swaps.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified to interest expense.

For the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of our derivatives were in a liability position. The following table sets forth the fair value of our liability derivatives:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Liability Derivatives:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	8,261	$	9,369

7. Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
Amount of unrealized gains recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	280	$	1,104
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	788	$	(33	)

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Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.

Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Our Level 3 assets include (1) certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which were estimated by the income approach utilizing internal cash flow projections and market interest rates to estimate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, (2) our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds, and (3) any real estate assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using the terms of definitive sales contracts or the sales comparison approach and substantiated with internal cash flow projections.

Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following tables set forth the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	147,317	$	147,317	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$	124,869	$	124,869	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

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9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.5 million higher, respectively, as of March 31, 2013. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.

The impaired real estate assets that were measured in the first quarter of 2013 at fair value and deemed to be Level 3 assets were valued based primarily on market-based inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets, as observable inputs were not available. In the absence of observable inputs, we estimate the fair value of real estate using unobservable data such as estimated discount and capitalization rates. We also utilize local and national industry market data such as comparable sales, sales contracts and appraisals to assist us in our estimation of fair value. Significant increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.

Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

Our Level 3 assets include (1) certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which were estimated by the income approach utilizing internal cash flow projections and market interest rates to estimate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, (2) our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds, and (3) any real estate assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using the terms of definitive sales contracts or the sales comparison approach and substantiated with internal cash flow projections.

Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	25,638	$	—	$	16,990	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Impaired real estate assets	9,002		—		—		9,002
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,324		—		—		14,324
Total Assets	$	52,493	$	3,529	$	16,990	$	31,974
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	2,024,509	$	—	$	2,024,509	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	8,261		—		8,261		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,529		3,529		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	375		—		—		375
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,986		—		—		23,986
Total Liabilities	$	2,060,660	$	3,529	$	2,032,770	$	24,361

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	$	24,725	$	—	$	16,077	$	8,648
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	14,496		—		—		14,496
Total Assets	$	42,575	$	3,354	$	16,077	$	23,144
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	$	1,987,364	$	—	$	1,987,364	$	—
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	9,369		—		9,369		—
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	3,354		3,354		—		—
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	563		—		—		563
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	23,252		—		—		23,252
Total Liabilities	$	2,023,902	$	3,354	$	1,996,733	$	23,815

__________

(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Asset:
Tax Increment Financing Bond:
Beginning balance	$	14,496		$	14,788
Principal repayment	(562		)	—
Unrealized gains (in AOCL)	390			287
Ending balance	$	14,324		$	15,075
Liability:
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:
Beginning balance	$	563		$	—
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative expenses)	(188		)	—
Ending balance	$	375		$	—

9. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at March 31, 2013 was $1.5 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.5 million higher, respectively, as of March 31, 2013. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.

The impaired real estate assets that were measured in the first quarter of 2013 at fair value and deemed to be Level 3 assets were valued based primarily on market-based inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets, as observable inputs were not available. In the absence of observable inputs, we estimate the fair value of real estate using unobservable data such as estimated discount and capitalization rates. We also utilize local and national industry market data such as comparable sales, sales contracts and appraisals to assist us in our estimation of fair value. Significant increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 assets and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	Fair Value at March 31, 2013		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Rate/ Percentage
Assets:
Tax increment financing bond	$	14,324	Income approach	Discount rate	10.4%
Impaired real estate assets	$	9,002	Income approach	Capitalization rate	8.5%-9.5%
				Discount rate	9.0%-10.0%
Liability:
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets	$	375	Income approach	Payout percentage	50.0%

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Information [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,170		$	9,728
Greenville, SC	1,889			2,132
Kansas City, MO	2,564			2,332
Memphis, TN	5,632			5,555
Nashville, TN	9,690			9,652
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,064
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,356			3,232
Pittsburgh, PA	7,423			4,280
Raleigh, NC	14,631			13,959
Richmond, VA	8,116			7,880
Tampa, FL	11,503			10,835
Total Office Segment	78,053			70,649
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,186			2,156
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,246			2,287
Total Industrial Segment	4,432			4,443
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,623			5,533
Total Retail Segment	5,623			5,533
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,089			80,516
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,582		)	(9,673		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

__________

(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Information [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,167		$	9,735
Greenville, SC	1,888			2,134
Kansas City, MO	2,563			2,334
Memphis, TN	5,630			5,559
Nashville, TN	9,687			9,659
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,065
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,355			3,234
Pittsburgh, PA	7,421			4,284
Raleigh, NC	14,627			13,970
Richmond, VA	8,114			7,886
Tampa, FL	11,500			10,843
Total Office Segment	78,031			70,703
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,185			2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,245			2,289
Total Industrial Segment	4,430			4,447
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,621			5,537
Total Retail Segment	5,621			5,537
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,063			80,578
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,556		)	(9,735		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

__________

(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 15, 2013 Atlanta, GA Industrial Property Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property	Apr. 24, 2013 Atlanta, GA Industrial Property/Land Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property	Apr. 17, 2013 Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Apr. 15, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Atlanta, GA Industrial Property Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property	Apr. 24, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Atlanta, GA Industrial Property/Land Disposition (3/2013) [Member] property	Apr. 17, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of industrial real estate properties sold			5	6				5	6
Proceeds received from sale of real estate			$ 4,500,000	$ 38,700,000				$ 4,500,000	$ 38,700,000
Closing credits for free rent			122,000	1,279,000				122,000	1,279,000
Closing credits for unfunded tenant improvements				1,803,000					1,803,000
Gain/(loss) on disposition of discontinued operations	1,244,000	5,134,000	15,000	13,177,000		1,244,000	5,134,000	15,000	13,177,000
Proceeds received from disposition of property					6,000,000					6,000,000
Gains on disposition of properties	24,000	0			43,000	24,000	0			43,000
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property	$ 421,000	$ 0			$ 9,000	$ 421,000	$ 0			$ 9,000

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,170		$	9,728
Greenville, SC	1,889			2,132
Kansas City, MO	2,564			2,332
Memphis, TN	5,632			5,555
Nashville, TN	9,690			9,652
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,064
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,356			3,232
Pittsburgh, PA	7,423			4,280
Raleigh, NC	14,631			13,959
Richmond, VA	8,116			7,880
Tampa, FL	11,503			10,835
Total Office Segment	78,053			70,649
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,186			2,156
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,246			2,287
Total Industrial Segment	4,432			4,443
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,623			5,533
Total Retail Segment	5,623			5,533
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,089			80,516
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,582		)	(9,673		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

__________

(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Rental and Other Revenues: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	17,535	$	14,908
Greenville, SC	3,229		3,503
Kansas City, MO	3,970		3,602
Memphis, TN	9,383		9,256
Nashville, TN	14,076		13,862
Orlando, FL	2,222		2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,891		5,079
Pittsburgh, PA	13,693		9,084
Raleigh, NC	20,668		19,775
Richmond, VA	11,777		11,507
Tampa, FL	18,029		17,133
Total Office Segment	121,473		109,867
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,968		2,941
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,123		3,164
Total Industrial Segment	6,091		6,105
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	9,466		8,922
Total Retail Segment	9,466		8,922
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	137,030	$	124,894

14. Segment Information - Continued

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net Operating Income: (1)
Office:
Atlanta, GA	$	11,167		$	9,735
Greenville, SC	1,888			2,134
Kansas City, MO	2,563			2,334
Memphis, TN	5,630			5,559
Nashville, TN	9,687			9,659
Orlando, FL	1,079			1,065
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,355			3,234
Pittsburgh, PA	7,421			4,284
Raleigh, NC	14,627			13,970
Richmond, VA	8,114			7,886
Tampa, FL	11,500			10,843
Total Office Segment	78,031			70,703
Industrial:
Atlanta, GA	2,185			2,158
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,245			2,289
Total Industrial Segment	4,430			4,447
Retail:
Kansas City, MO	5,621			5,537
Total Retail Segment	5,621			5,537
Residential:
Raleigh, NC	—			(87		)
Total Residential Segment	—			(87		)
Corporate and other (2)	(19		)	(22		)
Total Net Operating Income	88,063			80,578
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates:
Depreciation and amortization	(42,144		)	(36,983		)
Impairments of real estate assets	(415		)	—
General and administrative expenses	(10,556		)	(9,735		)
Interest expense	(23,868		)	(24,677		)
Other income	1,619			2,230
Income from continuing operations before disposition of condominiums and equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	$	12,699		$	11,413

__________

(1) Net of discontinued operations.

(2) Negative NOI with no corresponding revenues represents expensed real estate taxes and other carrying costs associated with land held for development that is currently zoned for the respective product type.

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Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities from acquisition activity [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Assets:
Deferred financing costs	$	21,426		$	21,759
Less accumulated amortization	(8,648		)	(7,862		)
	12,778			13,897
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	237,862			224,554
Less accumulated amortization	(73,824		)	(69,357		)
	164,038			155,197
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	176,816		$	169,094
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	37,538		$	37,019
Less accumulated amortization	(4,319		)	(3,383		)
	$	33,219		$	33,636

Amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	949		$	902
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	8,359		$	6,440
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	383		$	343
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	466		$	270
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	137		$	—
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,122	)	$	(544	)

Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)		Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)		Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
April 1 through December 31, 2013	$	2,768	$	24,305	$	965	$	1,372	$	416	$	(3,087	)
2014	3,249		28,125		1,154		1,537		553		(4,009		)
2015	2,614		22,845		926		1,252		553		(3,746		)
2016	1,515		18,485		734		1,023		553		(3,443		)
2017	1,226		15,591		660		908		553		(3,208		)
Thereafter	1,406		36,617		2,105		1,164		1,642		(15,726		)
	$	12,778	$	145,968	$	6,544	$	7,256	$	4,270	$	(33,219	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of March 31, 2013 (in years)	5.0		6.6		7.6		5.4		7.7		9.8

Total intangible assets and below market lease liabilities from acquisition activity [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2013 acquisition activity:

	Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)		Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (amortized in Depreciation and Amortization)		Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (amortized in Rental and Other Revenues)
Amount recorded from acquisition activity	$	2,777	$	11,561	$	(1,329	)
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years)	4.9		4.8		9.3

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$ 13,135		$ 11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations	(553)		(483)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203)		(184)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)		(627)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	11,752		10,022
Income from discontinued operations	625		7,016
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations	(28)		(344)
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597		6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	12,349		16,694
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share - weighted average shares (in shares)	81,029,000	[1],[2]	72,836,000	[1],[2]
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	13,135		11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203)		(184)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627)		(627)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	12,305		10,505
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	625		7,016
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	12,930		17,521
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share - weighted average shares (in shares)	81,029,000	[1],[2]	72,836,000	[1],[2]
Stock options using the treasury method	108,000		132,000
Noncontrolling interests Common Units	3,725,000		3,728,000
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share - adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (in shares) (1)	84,862,000	[2]	76,696,000	[2]
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Number of anti-dilutive options and warrants not included in earnings per share (in dollars per share)	500,000		600,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	13,082		11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203)		(184)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627)		(627)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252		10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625		7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	12,877		17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit - weighted average units (in shares)	84,345,000	[1],[2]	76,155,000	[1],[2]
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14		$ 0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.09
Net income available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15		$ 0.23
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	13,082		11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203)		(184)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627)		(627)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252		10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625		7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$ 12,877		$ 17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit - weighted average units (in shares)	84,345,000	[1],[2]	76,155,000	[1],[2]
Stock options using the treasury method	108,000		132,000
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit - adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (in shares)	84,453,000	[2]	76,287,000	[2]
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.14		0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.01		0.09
Net income available for common unitholders (in dollars per share)	0.15		0.23
Number of anti-dilutive options and warrants not included in earnings per share (in dollars per share)	500,000		600,000

[1] Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

[2] There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

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Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility due 2015 [Member]	Apr. 19, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Variable Rate Term Loan due 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Secured indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Secured indebtedness [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Unsecured indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unsecured indebtedness [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility due 2015 [Member]	Apr. 19, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Variable Rate Term Loan due 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Secured indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Secured indebtedness [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Unsecured indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] Unsecured indebtedness [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgages and notes payable	$ 1,896,300,000		$ 1,859,162,000				$ 547,150,000	$ 549,607,000	$ 1,349,150,000	$ 1,309,555,000	$ 1,896,300,000		$ 1,859,162,000				$ 547,150,000	$ 549,607,000	$ 1,349,150,000	$ 1,309,555,000
Aggregate undepreciated book value of secured real estate assets							967,300,000										967,300,000
Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility				475,000,000										475,000,000
Maturity date on revolving credit facility				Jul. 27, 2015										Jul. 27, 2015
Additional borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility				75,000,000										75,000,000
Credit facility, interest rate basis				LIBOR plus basis points										LIBOR plus basis points
Credit facility, current interest rate (in hundredths)				1.50%										1.50%
Annual facility fee (in hundredths)				0.35%										0.35%
Amount outstanding on revolving credit facility				97,500,000	94,500,000									97,500,000	94,500,000
Outstanding letters of credit on revolving credit facility				100,000	100,000									100,000	100,000
Unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility				377,400,000	380,400,000									377,400,000	380,400,000
Debt instrument maturity date						Feb. 28, 2016										Feb. 28, 2016
Principal amount of debt						200,000,000										200,000,000
Early repayment of debt						35,000,000										35,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ (164,000)	$ 0				$ 200,000					$ (164,000)	$ 0				$ 200,000

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$ 13,760		$ 18,332
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280		1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	[1]	(33)	[1]
Total other comprehensive income	1,458		1,358
Total comprehensive income	15,218		19,690
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(784)		(1,011)
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	14,434		18,679
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Comprehensive income:
Net income	13,707		18,334
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	390		287
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	280		1,104
Amortization of cash flow hedges	788	[1]	(33)	[1]
Total other comprehensive income	1,458		1,358
Total comprehensive income	15,165		19,692
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(203)		(184)
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 14,962		$ 19,508

[1] Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

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Mortgages and Notes Receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Mortgages and Notes Receivable

Mortgages and Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 and acquisition financing provided to a third party buyer of adjacent development land in Nashville, TN.

The seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of March 31, 2013, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indicators of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.

During 2012, we provided an $8.6 million loan to a third party, which was used by such third party to fund a portion of the purchase price to acquire 77 acres of mixed-use development land adjacent to our 68-acre office development parcel in Nashville, TN. Initially, the loan is scheduled to mature in December 2015 and bears interest at 5.0% per year. The loan can be extended by the third party for up to three additional years, subject to applicable increases in the interest rate. We also agreed to loan such third party approximately $8.4 million to fund future infrastructure development on its 77-acre development parcel. Both loans are or will be secured by the 77-acre development parcel. As of March 31, 2013, less than $0.1 million has been funded to the third party for infrastructure development. We concluded this arrangement to be an interest in a variable interest entity. However, since we do not have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the entity, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the entity is not consolidated and the arrangement is accounted for in mortgages and notes receivable in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2013. Our risk of loss with respect to this arrangement is limited to the carrying value of the mortgage receivable and the future infrastructure development funding commitment.

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Financing Receivables [Line Items]

Mortgages and Notes Receivable

Mortgages and Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	15,853		$	15,853
Less allowance	—			—
	15,853			15,853
Mortgage receivable	8,648			8,648
Less allowance	—			—
	8,648			8,648
Promissory notes	1,408			1,153
Less allowance	(437		)	(182		)
	971			971
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	25,472		$	25,472

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 and acquisition financing provided to a third party buyer of adjacent development land in Nashville, TN.

The seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of March 31, 2013, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indicators of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.

During 2012, we provided an $8.6 million loan to a third party, which was used by such third party to fund a portion of the purchase price to acquire 77 acres of mixed-use development land adjacent to our 68-acre office development parcel in Nashville, TN. Initially, the loan is scheduled to mature in December 2015 and bears interest at 5.0% per year. The loan can be extended by the third party for up to three additional years, subject to applicable increases in the interest rate. We also agreed to loan such third party approximately $8.4 million to fund future infrastructure development on its 77-acre development parcel. Both loans are or will be secured by the 77-acre development parcel. As of March 31, 2013, less than $0.1 million has been funded to the third party for infrastructure development. We concluded this arrangement to be an interest in a variable interest entity. However, since we do not have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the entity, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the entity is not consolidated and the arrangement is accounted for in mortgages and notes receivable in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2013. Our risk of loss with respect to this arrangement is limited to the carrying value of the mortgage receivable and the future infrastructure development funding commitment.

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	182	$	61
Recoveries/write-offs/other	255		61
Total notes receivable allowance	$	437	$	122

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Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

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

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

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:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Secured indebtedness	$	547,150	$	549,607
Unsecured indebtedness	1,349,150		1,309,555
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	1,896,300	$	1,859,162

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Investments In and Advances To Affiliates (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	$ 23,516,000	$ 24,820,000
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	11,209,000	11,416,000
Depreciation and amortization	6,146,000	6,565,000
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790,000	7,180,000
Interest expense	4,739,000	5,830,000
Total expenses	26,884,000	30,991,000
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,368,000)	(6,171,000)
Gains on disposition of properties	24,000	0
Net loss	(3,344,000)	(6,171,000)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	2,015,000	2,098,000
Impairments of real estate assets	1,020,000	1,002,000
Interest expense	1,752,000	1,980,000
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property	421,000	0
Net income/(loss)	4,000	(795,000)
Our share of net income/(loss)	4,000	(795,000)
Adjustments for management and other fees	432,000	633,000
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	436,000	(162,000)
Percentage of equity interest in joint ventures, maximum (in hundredths)	50.00%
Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member]
Expenses:
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790,000
Our share of:
Impairments of real estate assets	1,020,000
Highwoods DLF 97/26 DLF 99/32, LP Joint Venture [Member]
Expenses:
Gains on disposition of properties	24,000
Our share of:
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property	421,000
Proceeds received from disposition of property	10,100,000
Closing credits for free rent	300,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Income Statements:
Rental and other revenues	22,479,000	23,797,000
Expenses:
Rental property and other expenses	10,608,000	10,801,000
Depreciation and amortization	5,835,000	6,254,000
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790,000	7,180,000
Interest expense	4,578,000	5,663,000
Total expenses	25,811,000	29,898,000
Loss before disposition of properties	(3,332,000)	(6,101,000)
Gains on disposition of properties	24,000	0
Net loss	(3,308,000)	(6,101,000)
Our share of:
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	1,976,000	2,059,000
Impairments of real estate assets	1,020,000	1,002,000
Interest expense	1,732,000	1,959,000
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property	421,000	0
Net income/(loss)	8,000	(786,000)
Our share of net income/(loss)	8,000	(786,000)
Adjustments for management and other fees	375,000	626,000
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	383,000	(160,000)
Percentage of equity interest in joint ventures, maximum (in hundredths)	50.00%
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Highwoods DLF 98/29, LLC Joint Venture [Member]
Expenses:
Impairments of real estate assets	4,790,000
Our share of:
Impairments of real estate assets	1,020,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] | Highwoods DLF 97/26 DLF 99/32, LP Joint Venture [Member]
Expenses:
Gains on disposition of properties	24,000
Our share of:
Our share of gains recorded on disposition of property	421,000
Proceeds received from disposition of property	10,100,000
Closing credits for free rent	$ 300,000

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted [Line Items]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations	(553		)	(483		)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	11,752			10,022
Income from discontinued operations	625			7,016
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations	(28		)	(344		)
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	597			6,672
Net income available for common stockholders	$	12,349		$	16,694
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Earnings per Common Share - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,135		$	11,316
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	12,305			10,505
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	12,930		$	17,521
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share –weighted average shares (1) (2)	81,029			72,836
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Noncontrolling interests Common Units	3,725			3,728
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (1)	84,862			76,696
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

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(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]

Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted [Line Items]

Earnings Per Unit

Earnings Per Unit

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,082		$	11,318
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(203		)	(184		)
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627		)	(627		)
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	12,252			10,507
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	625			7,016
Net income available for common unitholders	$	12,877		$	17,523
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit –weighted average units (1) (2)	84,345			76,155
Add:
Stock options using the treasury method	108			132
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit – adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (1)	84,453			76,287
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.14		$	0.14
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	0.01			0.09
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.15		$	0.23

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(1) There were 0.5 million and 0.6 million options outstanding during the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.