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Real Estate Investments - Real Estate Impairment (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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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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| Real Estate Properties [Line Items] | ||||
| Real estate impairment, including amounts in discontinued operations | $ 2,100wre_RealEstateImpairmentIncludingDiscontinuedOperations | $ 0wre_RealEstateImpairmentIncludingDiscontinuedOperations | $ 0wre_RealEstateImpairmentIncludingDiscontinuedOperations | $ 2,097wre_RealEstateImpairmentIncludingDiscontinuedOperations |
| Real Estate Investment Property, Net | 1,906,754us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet | 1,598,200us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet | ||
| 4661 Kenmore Avenue [Member] | ||||
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| Real Estate Investment Property, Net |
$ 3,800us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = wre_A4661KenmoreAvenueMember |
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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Real estate impairment, including discontinued operations No definition available.
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