Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 07, 2014 5.21% (3.11% effective rate) Mortgage Loan due 2014 [Member]	Apr. 02, 2014 5.21% (3.11% effective rate) Mortgage Loan due 2014 [Member]	Apr. 07, 2014 Highwoods Properties, Inc. [Member] ATM Equity Offering [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Early repayment of debt			$ 123,700,000
Current interest rate (in hundredths)				3.11%
Debt instrument maturity date			Jul. 01, 2014
Number of Common Stock sold during the period (in shares)					50,293
Average price of Common Stock sold during the period (in dollars per share)					$ 38.38
Net proceeds of Common Stock sold during the period	$ 153,000	$ 55,804,000			$ 1,900,000