Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 163,751	$ 143,111
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 21,660	$ 21,408
Equity/Capital:
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock, dividend rate percentage (in hundredths)	8.625%
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued (in shares)	28,821	28,821
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	28,821	28,821
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)	105,210,858	104,892,780
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	105,210,858	104,892,780
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 163,751	$ 143,111
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 21,660	$ 21,408
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:
Redeemable Common Units, outstanding (in shares)	2,358,009	2,504,805
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:
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	1,071,601	1,069,888
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	103,730,448	103,414,083