Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ft² $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 ft²
Description of Business [Abstract]
Rentable square feet of commercial real estate properties (in sq feet) | ft²	27,600,000		27,600,000
Rentable square feet of commercial real estate office properties under development (in sq feet) | ft²	600,000		600,000
Rentable square feet of potential office build (in sq feet) | ft²	4,900,000		4,900,000
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold during the period	$ 262	$ 7,095	$ 4,435	$ 5,897
Self insurance liability	$ 500		$ 500
Submarket Acquisition
Description of Business [Abstract]
Rentable square feet of commercial real estate properties (in sq feet) | ft²	367,000		367,000			841,000
Acquisition purchase price	$ 203,000
Capitalized acquisition costs	$ 3,900		$ 3,900
Percentage of rentable square feet occupied (in hundredths)	79.00%		79.00%
Earnest money deposits	$ 37,500		$ 37,500
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Common Units of partnership owned by the Company (in shares) | shares	104,800,000		104,800,000
Percentage of ownership of Common Units (in hundredths)	97.70%		97.70%
Common Units redeemed for a like number of common shares of stock (in shares) | shares			30,909
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | ATM Equity Offering
Description of Business [Abstract]
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold during the period			$ 6,000
Number of Common Stock sold during the period (in shares) | shares			130,011
Average price of Common Stock sold during the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 46.50
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | ATM Equity Offering | Maximum [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold during the period					$ 300,000
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Common Units of partnership not owned by the Company (in shares) | shares	2,500,000		2,500,000