CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues
Income from office and parking properties	$ 206,739	$ 147,290	$ 93,548
Management company income	19,778	16,896	1,652
Total revenues	226,517	164,186	95,200
Expenses
Property operating expenses	80,748	60,733	40,408
Depreciation and amortization	81,537	56,522	28,496
Impairment loss on real estate	9,200	6,420	0
Impairment loss on mortgage loan receivable	0	9,235	0
Impairment loss on management contracts and goodwill	41,967	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	216	(13,000)	0
Management company expenses	17,237	13,337	2,756
General and administrative	16,420	18,805	15,318
Acquisition costs	2,791	17,219	846
Total expenses and other	250,116	169,271	87,824
Operating income (loss)	(23,599)	(5,085)	7,376
Other income and expenses
Interest and other income	272	938	1,487
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	0	57	326
Gain on sale of real estate	48	743	40
Recovery of losses on mortgage loan receivable	500	0	0
Interest expense	(35,334)	(31,612)	(20,271)
Loss before income taxes	(58,113)	(34,959)	(11,042)
Income tax expense	(261)	(56)	(2)
Loss from continuing operations	(58,374)	(35,015)	(11,044)
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2,454	(194,813)	(10,881)
Gain on sale of real estate from discontinued operations	12,939	17,825	8,518
Total discontinued operations	15,393	(176,988)	(2,363)
Net loss	(42,981)	(212,003)	(13,407)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests-real estate partnerships	3,317	85,105	10,789
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests-unit holders	269	(5)	0
Net loss for Parkway Properties, Inc.	(39,395)	(126,903)	(2,618)
Dividends on preferred stock	(10,843)	(10,052)	(6,325)
Dividends on convertible preferred stock	(1,011)	0	0
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	(51,249)	(136,955)	(8,943)
Net loss	(42,981)	(212,003)	(13,407)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap	(3,364)	(8,131)	1,889
Comprehensive loss	(46,345)	(220,134)	(11,518)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,865	92,894	10,789
Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders	(40,480)	(127,240)	(729)
Basic and Diluted:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ (1.98)	$ (1.66)	$ (0.65)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ (4.71)	$ 0.23
Basic and diluted net loss attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	$ (1.62)	$ (6.37)	$ (0.42)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	31,542	21,497	21,421
Diluted	31,542	21,497	21,421
Amounts attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc. common stockholders:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	(62,458)	(35,803)	(13,801)
Discontinued operations	11,209	(101,152)	4,858
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (51,249)	$ (136,955)	$ (8,943)