Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	$ 1,103		$ 1,227
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	2,364		2,866
Impaired real estate assets	1,665	$ 57,400
Total Assets	5,132		4,093
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net, at fair value	2,630,788		2,907,492
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)			60
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	2,364		2,866
Total Liabilities	2,633,152		2,910,418
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)	2,364		2,866
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	2,364		2,866
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)			0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	2,364		2,866
Total Liabilities	2,364		2,866
Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value	1,103		1,227
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	0
Total Assets	1,103		1,227
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net, at fair value	2,630,788		2,907,492
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)			60
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Total Liabilities	2,630,788		2,907,552
Level 3 [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)	0		0
Impaired real estate assets	1,665
Total Assets	1,665		0
Liabilities:
Mortgages and notes payable, net, at fair value	0		0
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)			0
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	0		0
Total Liabilities	0		0
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member]
Assets:
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	64,219		111,689
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	64,219		111,689
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	0		0
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	$ 0		$ 0