Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Accounting Policies (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Schedule II (Details)

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Schedule II (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Year	$ 6,783	$ 10,443	$ 8,049
Additions Charged to Expenses	1,402	3,531	3,811
Net Deductions (Recoveries)	(4,793)	(7,191)	(1,417)
Balance at End of Year	3,392	6,783	10,443
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Year	5,741	5,773	5,651
Additions Charged to Expenses	0	0	122
Net Deductions (Recoveries)	(27)	(32)	0
Balance at End of Year	$ 5,714	$ 5,741	$ 5,773

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 09

-Article 12

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