COPT Defense Properties Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Properties, Net (Details 3)

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Properties, Net (Details 3) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, net	$ 41,391	$ 94,654
Assets held for sale, net
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Properties, net	38,018	85,402
Deferred rent receivable	1,546	4,241
Intangible assets on real estate acquisitions, net	338	338
Deferred leasing costs, net	1,109	3,636
Lease incentives, net	380	1,037
Assets held for sale, net	$ 41,391	$ 94,654
Regional Office \| White Marsh, Maryland \| Assets held for sale, net
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| Property	6	8
Defense/Information Technology Locations \| Northern Virginia Defense/IT \| Assets held for sale, net
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| Property		1
Defense/Information Technology Locations \| Fort Meade/BW Corridor \| Assets held for sale, net
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| Property	1

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