CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Parkway Properties, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	215,500,000	215,500,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	111,734,698	111,631,153
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	111,734,698	111,631,153
Limited voting stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Limited voting stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,500,000	4,500,000
Limited voting stock, shares issued (in shares)	4,213,104	4,213,104
Limited voting stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	4,213,104	4,213,104