Quarterly Results (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

A summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, is presented below (in thousands, except per-share data). The amounts presented may have been restated from previous period presentations due to reclassifications related to discontinued operations (see Note 14 for further detail).

	2013
	First			Second		Third		Fourth
Revenues	$	133,293		$	133,713	$	144,631	$	142,868
Real estate operating income	$	37,781		$	32,863	$	35,563	$	33,981
Income from continuing operations	$	20,365		$	18,279	$	18,688	$	14,158
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations	$	(5,710	)	$	17,083	$	412	$	15,468
Net income attributable to Piedmont	$	14,651		$	35,358	$	19,096	$	29,623
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.09		$	0.21	$	0.12	$	0.18
Dividends per share	$	0.20		$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20

	2012
	First		Second		Third		Fourth
Revenues	$	129,960	$	130,556	$	132,149	$	132,379
Real estate operating income	$	33,978	$	34,991	$	33,263	$	33,846
Income from continuing operations	$	17,707	$	19,579	$	10,222	$	12,633
Income from discontinued operations	$	19,524	$	11,133	$	612	$	1,809
Net income attributable to Piedmont	$	37,228	$	30,708	$	10,830	$	14,438
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.22	$	0.18	$	0.06	$	0.09
Dividends per share	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20	$	0.20