HRLP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 180,904	$ 175,697
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated depreciation	17,424	22,142
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	180,904	175,697
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated depreciation	$ 17,424	$ 22,142
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units: [Abstract]
Redeemable Common Units outstanding (in shares)	2,151,423	2,156,808
Series A Preferred Units, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Units, issued (in shares)	28,811	28,811
Series A Preferred Units, outstanding (in shares)	28,811	28,811
Common Units: [Abstract]
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	1,077,382	1,074,583
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	104,509,433	104,226,923