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Organization (Details)

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Organization (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Property
Debt in default of payment terms | Northern Virginia | Wholly owned subsidiary  
Investments in real estate  
Number of real estate properties 2us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Operating office properties  
Investments in real estate  
Number of real estate properties 178us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Square footage of real estate properties (in square feet) 17,700,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Office properties under, or contractually committed for, construction or approved for redevelopment  
Investments in real estate  
Number of real estate properties 12us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Square footage of real estate properties (in square feet) 1,400,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Partially operational properties  
Investments in real estate  
Number of real estate properties 1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Land controlled for future development  
Investments in real estate  
Square footage of real estate properties (in square feet) 1,402us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Developable square feet 17,600,000ofc_DevelopableSquareFeet
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Partially operational, wholesale data center  
Investments in real estate  
The expected stabilization critical load after completion of development (in megawatts) 19.25ofc_ExpectedStabilizationCriticalLoad
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