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Rental and Other Revenues; Rental Property and Other Expenses (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Revenue, Net [Abstract]                      
Contractual rents, net                 $ 512,766us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue $ 474,163us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue $ 413,650us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue
Straight-line rental income, net                 21,281hiw_DeferredRentRevenue 17,226hiw_DeferredRentRevenue 16,104hiw_DeferredRentRevenue
Amortization of lease incentives                 (1,465)hiw_LeaseIncentiveAmortization (1,409)hiw_LeaseIncentiveAmortization (1,389)hiw_LeaseIncentiveAmortization
Cost recovery income, net                 51,273us-gaap_TenantReimbursements 43,586us-gaap_TenantReimbursements 38,547us-gaap_TenantReimbursements
Lease termination fees                 2,203hiw_LeaseTerminationRevenue 2,030hiw_LeaseTerminationRevenue 1,848hiw_LeaseTerminationRevenue
Fee income                 3,560hiw_ManagementFeeAndConstructionRevenue 5,557hiw_ManagementFeeAndConstructionRevenue 4,965hiw_ManagementFeeAndConstructionRevenue
Other miscellaneous operating revenues                 18,850us-gaap_OtherRealEstateRevenue 15,657us-gaap_OtherRealEstateRevenue 11,321us-gaap_OtherRealEstateRevenue
Real estate revenue, net 154,664us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 152,629us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 152,722us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 148,453us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 148,988us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 144,827us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 132,618us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 130,377us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 608,468us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 556,810us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet 485,046us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
Future minimum base rents [Abstract]                      
2015 540,981us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent               540,981us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent    
2016 521,790us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears               521,790us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears    
2017 472,532us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears               472,532us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears    
2018 422,418us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears               422,418us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears    
2019 364,170us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears               364,170us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears    
Thereafter 1,304,381us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter               1,304,381us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter    
Total future minimum base rents 3,626,272us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable               3,626,272us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable    
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]                      
Utilities, insurance and real estate taxes                 120,380hiw_RealEstateTaxesAndInsuranceAndUtilitiesCosts 108,095hiw_RealEstateTaxesAndInsuranceAndUtilitiesCosts 94,710hiw_RealEstateTaxesAndInsuranceAndUtilitiesCosts
Maintenance, cleaning and general building                 82,983hiw_MaintenanceCleaningAndGeneralBuildingCosts 75,969hiw_MaintenanceCleaningAndGeneralBuildingCosts 65,430hiw_MaintenanceCleaningAndGeneralBuildingCosts
Property management and administrative expenses                 13,110us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts 12,429us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts 11,718us-gaap_OwnedPropertyManagementCosts
Other miscellaneous operating expenses                 9,031us-gaap_CostOfOtherPropertyOperatingExpense 6,851us-gaap_CostOfOtherPropertyOperatingExpense 4,886us-gaap_CostOfOtherPropertyOperatingExpense
Rental property and other expenses, net                 $ 225,504us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses $ 203,344us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses $ 176,744us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses