Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 175,697	$ 163,751
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 22,142	$ 21,660
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%	8.625%
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued (in shares)	28,811	28,821
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	28,811	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)	105,710,315	105,210,858
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	105,710,315	105,210,858
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 175,697	$ 163,751
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 22,142	$ 21,660
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:
Redeemable Common Units, outstanding (in shares)	2,156,808	2,358,009
Preferred Units liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Units, issued (in shares)	28,811	28,821
Series A Preferred Units, outstanding (in shares)	28,811	28,821
Common Units:
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	1,074,583	1,071,601
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	104,226,923	103,730,448