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Nature Of Business (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
0 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jan. 21, 2014
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Dec. 20, 2012
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May 02, 2014
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Aug. 31, 2012
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Distribution of Ordinary Taxable Income |
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90.00%wre_PercentageOfDistributionOfOrdinaryTaxableIncome
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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$ 105,985,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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$ 22,144,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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$ 5,124,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |
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570,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |
106,000,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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18,900,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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3,200,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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106,555,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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22,144,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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5,124,000wre_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGainLossonDisposal
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| Ordinary income |
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40.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnOrdinaryIncome
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62.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnOrdinaryIncome
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72.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnOrdinaryIncome
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| Return of capital |
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52.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnReturnOfCapital
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38.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnReturnOfCapital
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26.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnReturnOfCapital
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| Qualified dividends |
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidQualifiedDividends
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidQualifiedDividends
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidQualifiedDividends
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| Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain |
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8.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnUnrecapturedSection1250Gain
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnUnrecapturedSection1250Gain
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2.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnUnrecapturedSection1250Gain
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| Capital gain |
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnCapitalGain
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnCapitalGain
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0.00%wre_PercentageOfDividendsPaidOnCapitalGain
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| Dulles Station II [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Real estate impairment |
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14,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_DullesStationIiMember
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| Taxable Reit Subsidiary [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Deferred Tax Assets, Net |
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0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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| Deferred Tax Liabilities |
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600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
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| Taxable Reit Subsidiary [Member] | Dulles Station II [Member] |
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| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other |
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5,700,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis
= wre_TaxableReitSubsidiaryMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_DullesStationIiMember
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| Medical Office Building [Member] | Medical Office Portfolio Transactions III & IV [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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105,985,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficePortfolioTransactionsIIIIVMember
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105,985,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficePortfolioTransactionsIIIIVMember
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| Medical Office Building [Member] | Plumtree Medical Center [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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1,400,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_PlumtreeMedicalCenterMember
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1,400,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_PlumtreeMedicalCenterMember
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| Retail [Member] | 5740 Columbia Road [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |
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570,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_RetailMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_A5740ColumbiaRoadMember
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| Medical Office And Office Building [Member] | Medical Office Portfolio Transactions I & II [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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18,949,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficeAndOfficeBuildingMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_MedicalOfficePortfolioTransactionsIIIMember
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| Office [Member] | Atrium Building [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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3,195,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_OfficeMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_AtriumBuildingMember
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| Office [Member] | Research Boulevard 1700 [Member] |
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| Nature of Business [Line Items] |
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| Gain on sale of real estate |
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$ 3,724,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= wre_OfficeMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis
= wre_ResearchBoulevard1700Member
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