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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of difference between the carrying amount and the sales price of real estate properties sold as part of discontinued operations.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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The cash outflow for incremental, external costs directly pertaining to an early extinguishment of debt, including legal costs and prepayment penalties, and excluding interest and repayment of debt principal.

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Investment in Office Properties and Parking Properties (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 State	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 08, 2015	Apr. 03, 2015	Apr. 08, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 15, 2015	Feb. 04, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015 State Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of states in which office properties located	7
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 10,463,000
Assets held for sale	73,657,000					24,079,000
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	26,375,000					2,035,000
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Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	48
Office Building \| One Buckhead Plaza
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition purchase price			157,000,000
Raymond James Tower \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price							19,300,000
Buyer credits							8,900,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations	(47,000)
Honeywell \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price								28,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations	14,300,000
Two Ravinia Drive \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	48,400,000
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	25,300,000
Hillsboro Center I-IV \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	18,300,000
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	702,000
Impairment loss on real estate	1,000,000
City Centre \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	6,900,000
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	349,000
Scenario, Forecast \| Peachtree Dunwoody Pavilion \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price									52,500,000
Scenario, Forecast \| Hillsboro Center I-IV \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price									22,000,000
Scenario, Forecast \| City Centre \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price										6,200,000
Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties											50
Number of states in which office properties located											7
Payments of debt extinguishment costs				3,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP \| Two Ravinia Drive \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price					78,000,000
Mortgages \| Subsequent Event \| Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of debt extinguishment					22,100,000
Payments of debt extinguishment costs					1,800,000
Mortgages \| Subsequent Event \| Parent Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments of debt extinguishment costs					$ 525,000