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Investment in Office Properties and Parking Properties (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property State	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property State	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 07, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 Property State	Jun. 12, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2015 USD ($)	May. 13, 2015 USD ($)	May. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of states in which office properties located \| State		7		7
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10,463
Assets held for sale		51,327		51,327												$ 24,079
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		2,214		2,214												$ 2,035
Impairment loss on real estate		$ 4,400	$ 0	$ 5,400	$ 0
Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| Property		42		42
Office Building \| One Buckhead Plaza
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition purchase price	$ 157,000
Raymond James Tower \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price															$ 19,300
Buyer credits															$ 8,900
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				$ (117)
Honeywell \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price														$ 28,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				14,300
North Belt \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price												$ 10,200
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				(1,200)
Peachtree Dunwoody Pavilion \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price											$ 53,900
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				14,400
Hillsboro Center I-IV \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price										$ 22,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				2,500
Riverplace South \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price									$ 9,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				429
Parkway Properties Office Fund II, LP \| Two Ravinia Drive \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price													$ 78,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				29,000
Parent Company \| Two Ravinia Drive \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate from discontinued operations				8,700
Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| Property								44
Number of states in which office properties located \| State								7
Held-for-sale \| City Centre \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		$ 6,200		6,200
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		420		420
Impairment loss on real estate				1,000
Held-for-sale \| Westshore Corporate Center and Cypress Center I-III and IV \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		45,100		45,100
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		1,800		$ 1,800
Held-for-sale \| Scenario, Forecast \| City Centre \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price						$ 6,200
Held-for-sale \| Subsequent Event \| Westshore Corporate Center and Cypress Center I-III and IV \| Office Building
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross sale price							$ 66,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Greens Parkway
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment loss on real estate		$ 4,400