The area of the real estate property acquired during the period.

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The threshold amount for the annual cumulative preferred return up to which cash will be distributed pro rata to the joint venturers until invested capital is returned.

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Amount of increase in investment capacity of discretionary fund.

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Length of the extension terms of the fund.

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The location of the real estate property.

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Number of parking spaces in a garage acquired during the period.

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The number of real estate properties acquired during the period.

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The number of periods for which the term of the joint venture may be extended.

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The target capital structure of equity capital for the fund.

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The target capital structure of non-recourse, fixed rate first mortgage debt for the fund.

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The target percentage of ownership for each partner in the joint venture.

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The target value of the discretionary fund.

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The term of the fund from the date the fund was fully invested.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7659399&loc=d3e1392-128463

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 68

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Hayden Ferry Lakeside I [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Hayden Ferry Lakeside II [Member] sqft	Jun. 28, 2013 Hayden Ferry Lakeside II [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Hayden Ferry Lakeside III, IV, V [Member] sqft parking_space	Jun. 30, 2013 245 Riverside [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Bank of America Center [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Lakewood II [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 3344 Peachtree [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Two Ravinia [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Carmel Crossing [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Two Liberty Place [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP [Member] Parkway [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP [Member] TRST [Member]	Mar. 25, 2013 Tampa Fund II Assets [Member] sqft
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Location		Phoenix, AZ	Phoenix, AZ		Phoenix, AZ	Jacksonville, FL	Orlando, FL	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	Charlotte, NC	Philadelphia, PA
Parkway's ownership percentage (in percent)		30.00%	30.00%		30.00%	30.00%	30.00%	30.00%	33.00%	30.00%	30.00%	19.00%	27.40%
Area of real estate property (in square feet)		203,000	299,000	299,000	21,000	136,000	421,000	123,000	484,000	438,000	326,000	941,000	3,392,000			788,000
Target value of discretionary fund													$ 750.0
Target ownership percentage (in percent)														30.00%	70.00%
Target capital structure of equity capital													375.0
Target capital structure of non-recourse, fixed rate first mortgage debt													375.0
Number of properties acquired													10
Area of real estate property acquired					21,000								3,400,000
Increased discretionary fund capacity	$ 20.0
Number of parking spaces in garage acquired					2,500
Cumulative preferred return threshold for pro rata cash distributions (in hundredths)													9.00%
Distribution percentage to partners (in hundredths)														44.00%	56.00%
Term of the fund													7 years 0 months 0 days
Number of term extension provisions													2
Length of extension term													1 year 0 months 0 days
Company purchased its co-investor's interest																70.00%