HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 155,594	$ 143,111
Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets Accumulated Depreciation	19,968	21,408
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	155,594	143,111
Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets Accumulated Depreciation	$ 19,968	$ 21,408
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units: [Abstract]
Redeemable Common Units outstanding (in shares)	2,473,896	2,504,805
Series A Preferred Units, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Units, issued (in shares)	28,821	28,821
Series A Preferred Units, outstanding (in shares)	28,821	28,821
Common Units: [Abstract]
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	1,072,499	1,069,888
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	103,703,546	103,414,083