Organization and Ownership	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Ownership	Organization and Ownership, Presentation and Going Concern Pacific Office Properties - The terms “Pacific Office Properties,” “us,” “we,” and “our” as used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries and joint ventures. Through our controlling interest in Pacific Office Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), of which we are the sole general partner, and the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership, we own and operate primarily institutional-quality office properties in Hawaii. We operate in a manner that permits us to satisfy the requirements for taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). We are externally advised by Shidler Pacific Advisors, LLC (“Shidler Pacific Advisors”), an entity that is owned and controlled by Jay H. Shidler (“Mr. Shidler”), our Chairman of the Board. Lawrence J. Taff, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, also serves as President of Shidler Pacific Advisors. Shidler Pacific Advisors is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the Company, including management of our wholly-owned properties. Through our Operating Partnership, as of December 31, 2015, we owned three office properties, comprising 1.2 million rentable square feet, and were partners with third parties in three joint ventures holding two office properties, comprising four buildings and 0.8 million rentable square feet, and a sports club associated with our City Square property in Phoenix, Arizona. Our ownership interest percentage in each of these joint ventures is 5.0%. As of December 31, 2015, our Property Portfolio included office buildings in Honolulu and Phoenix. References to square footage, occupancy or number of properties or buildings made within the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related disclosures included herein are presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the account balances and transactions of consolidated subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in the summarized financial information for our unconsolidated joint ventures in Note 5 for the prior period have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation with no corresponding effect on the previously reported consolidated results of operations, or financial position of the Company. Going Concern The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We incurred net losses of $14.3 million and $17.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and have incurred cumulative net losses since inception of $229.0 million. We have a substantial amount of debt maturing in 2016 for which the Company does not have committed funding sources. We have a stockholders’ deficit of $153.1 million at December 31, 2015. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to continue operations (including the refinancing of maturing debt), generating profitable operations in the future and developing and implementing our strategic plan to address these needs. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in these efforts. To meet our capital needs, we may consider strategic alternatives, including a sale, merger, other business combination or recapitalization, of the Company. In January 2016, we engaged Eastdil Secured to assist in this effort. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern. We believe that our actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement our strategic plans provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in these efforts.

Organization and Ownership, Presentation and Going Concern

Pacific Office Properties -

The terms “Pacific Office Properties,” “us,” “we,” and “our” as used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries and joint ventures. Through our controlling interest in Pacific Office Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), of which we are the sole general partner, and the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership, we own and operate primarily institutional-quality office properties in Hawaii. We operate in a manner that permits us to satisfy the requirements for taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

We are externally advised by Shidler Pacific Advisors, LLC (“Shidler Pacific Advisors”), an entity that is owned and controlled by Jay H. Shidler (“Mr. Shidler”), our Chairman of the Board. Lawrence J. Taff, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, also serves as President of Shidler Pacific Advisors. Shidler Pacific Advisors is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the Company, including management of our wholly-owned properties.

Through our Operating Partnership, as of December 31, 2015, we owned three office properties, comprising 1.2 million rentable square feet, and were partners with third parties in three joint ventures holding two office properties, comprising four buildings and 0.8 million rentable square feet, and a sports club associated with our City Square property in Phoenix, Arizona. Our ownership interest percentage in each of these joint ventures is 5.0%. As of December 31, 2015, our Property Portfolio included office buildings in Honolulu and Phoenix.

References to square footage, occupancy or number of properties or buildings made within the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related disclosures included herein are presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the account balances and transactions of consolidated subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain amounts in the summarized financial information for our unconsolidated joint ventures in Note 5 for the prior period have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation with no corresponding effect on the previously reported consolidated results of operations, or financial position of the Company.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We incurred net losses of $14.3 million and $17.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and have incurred cumulative net losses since inception of $229.0 million. We have a substantial amount of debt maturing in 2016 for which the Company does not have committed funding sources. We have a stockholders’ deficit of $153.1 million at December 31, 2015. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to continue operations (including the refinancing of maturing debt), generating profitable operations in the future and developing and implementing our strategic plan to address these needs. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in these efforts. To meet our capital needs, we may consider strategic alternatives, including a sale, merger, other business combination or recapitalization, of the Company. In January 2016, we engaged Eastdil Secured to assist in this effort.

The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern. We believe that our actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement our strategic plans provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in these efforts.