Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest. The other partners' equity interests in the consolidated joint ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements. The Company also consolidates subsidiaries where the entity is a variable interest entity ("VIE") and it is the primary beneficiary and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.

The Company consolidates certain joint ventures where it exercises control over major operating and management decisions, or where the Company is the sole general partner and the limited partners do not possess kick-out rights or other substantive participating rights. The equity method of accounting is used for those joint ventures that do not meet the criteria for consolidation and where the Company does not control these joint ventures, but exercises significant influence. The cost method of accounting is used for investments in which the Company does not have significant influence. The investments are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment exist.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2015 annual report on Form 10-K and the audited financial statements included therein and the notes thereto.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2015 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2015 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2016 classifications with no impact on previously reported net income or equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2015-02, "Amendments to the Consolidated Analysis." This update amends consolidation guidance which makes changes to both the variable interest model and the voting model. The new standard specifically eliminates the presumption in the current voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership or similar entity unless that presumption can be overcome. Generally, only a single limited partner that is able to exercise substantive kick-out rights will consolidate. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2016. The new standard must be applied using a modified retrospective approach by recording either a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period presented. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, the Company determined that Parkway Properties Office Fund II, L.P. ("Fund II") and the Operating Partnership are VIEs. The Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary for both entities. The adoption of this guidance does not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements as the Company will continue to consolidate Fund II and the Operating Partnership in its consolidated financial statements. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, Fund II had total assets of $544.6 million and $536.5 million, respectively, and total liabilities of $299.3 million and $294.1 million, respectively.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2016. Retrospective application of the guidance set forth in this update is required and resulted in a reclassification of the deferred financing costs previously recorded in receivables and other assets within the consolidated balance sheets to a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt within total liabilities. The impact of this adoption on the Company's previously reported period is as follows (in thousands):



Balance Sheet Classification	As previously filed on December 31, 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet		Impact of Adoption of ASU No. 2015-03			As adjusted on December 31, 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet
Receivables and Other Assets	$	309,663	$	(9,954	)	$	299,709
Notes Payable to Banks, Net	$	550,000	$	(7,120	)	$	542,880
Mortgage Notes Payable, Net	$	1,238,336	$	(2,834	)	$	1,235,502

Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" ("ASU 2016-02"). ASU 2016-02 increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and subsequent interim periods. The Company is currently assessing this guidance for future implementation.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, "Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting," ("ASU 2016-07"). ASU 2016-07 eliminates the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor's previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required. ASU 2016-07 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 and subsequent interim periods. The Company is currently assessing this guidance for future implementation.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," ("ASU 2016-09"). ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, treatment of forfeitures, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 and subsequent interim periods. The Company is currently assessing this guidance for future implementation.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value for each class of financial asset or liability are discussed below:

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.

Mortgage loan receivable: The carrying amount for mortgage loan receivable approximates fair value.

Interest rate swap agreements: The fair value of the interest rate swaps is determined by estimating the expected cash flows over the life of the swap using the mid-market rate and price environment as of the last trading day of the reporting period. This information is considered a Level 2 input as defined by ASC 820.

Mortgage notes payable: The fair value of mortgage notes payable is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Company's current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. This information is considered a Level 2 input as defined by ASC 820.

Notes payable to banks: The fair value of the Company's notes payable to banks is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at current market rates. This information is considered a Level 2 input as defined by ASC 820.

Non-financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis include the following: (1) non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in a business combination; (2) impairment or disposal of long-lived assets measured at fair value; and (3) equity method investments or cost method investments measured at fair value due to an impairment. The fair values assigned to the Company's purchase price assignments utilize Level 2 and Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820. The fair value assigned to the long-lived assets for which there was impairment recorded utilize Level 2 inputs as defined by ASC 820.