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Real Estate Assets (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dispositions [Abstract]    
Gain on disposition of property $ 1,157,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets $ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Building Dispositions [Member]    
Dispositions [Abstract]    
Number of buildings sold 2hiw_NumberofBuildingsSold
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= hiw_BuildingDispositionsMember
 
Purchase price of real estate 3,500,000hiw_PurchasePriceOfRealEstate
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= hiw_BuildingDispositionsMember
 
Gain on disposition of property 400,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= hiw_BuildingDispositionsMember
 
Land Dispositions [Member]    
Dispositions [Abstract]    
Purchase price of real estate 2,500,000hiw_PurchasePriceOfRealEstate
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= hiw_LandDispositionsMember
 
Gain on disposition of property $ 800,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= hiw_LandDispositionsMember