Discontinued Operations - Revenues and Expenses of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues
Income from office properties					$ 0	$ 99	$ 14,976
Expenses
Property operating expenses					0	373	6,835
Management company expenses					0	1	(39)
Depreciation and amortization					0	116	4,561
Impairment loss on real estate					0	0	10,200
Loss on extinguishment of debt					0	0	2,149
Interest expense					0	0	485
Total expenses					0	490	24,191
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (9)	$ (289)	$ (50)	$ (43)	0	(391)	(9,215)
Gain on sale of real estate from discontinued operations					0	10,463	32,493
Total discontinued operations	$ (9)	$ (289)	$ (50)	$ 10,420	0	10,072	23,278
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations					0	(352)	(13,443)
Total discontinued operations – Parkway's Share					$ 0	$ 9,720	$ 9,835