Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares Outstanding

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The distribution percentage to partners after taking into account the annual cumulative preferred return received and capital returned.

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- Definition

Amount of increase in investment capacity of discretionary fund.

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- Definition

Length of the extension terms of the fund.

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- Definition

The number of joint ventures in which the entity has an interest that are consolidated into its financial statements.

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- Definition

The number of real estate properties acquired during the period.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Property Distributions prior to Established Return Thresholds, Percent

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- Definition

The target capital structure of equity capital for the fund.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The target value of the discretionary fund.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)(4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

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- Definition

The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2012 Property	Apr. 30, 2014 Term-extension	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012	May 14, 2008	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of consolidated joint ventures			2pky_NumberOfConsolidatedJointVentures
Increased discretionary fund capacity					$ 20.0pky_IncreasedDiscretionaryFundCapacity
Total Fund II
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Target value of discretionary fund						750.0
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	13
Cumulative preferred return threshold for pro rata cash distributions (in hundredths)		9.00%
Term of the fund		7 years
Number of term extension provisions		2
Length of extension term		1 year
Total Fund II \| TRST
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Target ownership percentage (in percent)	70.00%
Distribution percentage to partners (in hundredths)		56.00%
Total Fund II \| Parkway
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Target ownership percentage (in percent)	30.00%
Distribution percentage to partners (in hundredths)		44.00%
Thomas Properties Group, Inc
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding common units in operating partnership							4,300,000
Parking Garage
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of parking space					2,500
Hayden Ferry Lakeside III
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Company's Ownership %		70.00%
Murano \| Condominium Project
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership interest by noncontolling owners (in percent)			27.00%
Property distributions prior to established return thresholds, percentage			73.00%
FLORIDA \| Office Building \| Lincoln Place
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of shares issued and outstanding common units in operating partnership				677,032
Parkway Properties LP
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Company's Ownership %			95.70%