Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² numberOfEntities shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) ft² numberOfEntities shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2023 numberOfProperties	Dec. 31, 2022
Description of Business [Abstract]
Rentable square feet of commercial real estate properties (in sq feet) | ft²	28.5			28.5
Rentable square feet of commercial real estate office properties under development (in sq feet) | ft²	1.6			1.6
Rentable square feet of potential office build (in sq feet) | ft²	5.2			5.2
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold during the period | $	$ 361		$ 362	$ (202)	$ 4,797
Number of Common Stock sold during the period (in shares)	0			0
Number of VIE entities | numberOfEntities	6			6
Number of deconsolidated joint venture properties | numberOfProperties						3
Self insurance liability | $	$ 600			$ 600
Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Common Units of partnership owned by the Company (in shares)	105,300,000			105,300,000
Percentage of ownership of Common Units (in hundredths)	98.00%			98.00%			97.80%
Common Units redeemed for a like number of common shares of stock (in shares)				193,907
Common Units redeemed for cash (in shares)				7,294
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
Description of Business [Abstract]
Common Units of partnership not owned by the Company (in shares)	2,200,000			2,200,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Number of VIE entities | numberOfEntities	1			1
Variable Interest Entity, Non Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Description of Business [Abstract]
Number of VIE entities | numberOfEntities	5			5