Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Rental income		$ 117,454	$ 113,287	$ 235,261	$ 224,191
Tenant reimbursements		28,813	24,745	60,203	49,674
Property management fee revenue		467	548	1,029	1,035
Total revenues		146,734	138,580	296,493	274,900
Expenses:
Property operating costs		61,479	57,136	125,715	115,407
Depreciation		36,039	34,144	72,271	67,788
Amortization		14,955	13,599	29,625	28,172
Impairment loss on real estate asset		5,354	0	5,354	0
General and administrative		8,083	7,145	14,490	11,700
Operating expenses		125,910	112,024	247,455	223,067
Real estate operating income		20,824	26,556	49,038	51,833
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(18,172)	(18,012)	(37,188)	(36,938)
Other income/(expense)		596	(366)	415	(456)
Net recoveries from casualty events and litigation settlements		0	1,480	0	4,522
Equity in income/(loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures		124	(333)	283	(599)
Nonoperating income (expense)		(17,452)	(17,231)	(36,490)	(33,471)
Income from continuing operations		3,372	9,325	12,548	18,362
Discontinued operations:
Operating income/(loss)		(3)	514	(3)	980
Gain on sale of real estate assets		0	1,304	0	1,198
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		(3)	1,818	(3)	2,178
Gain on sale of real estate assets		26,611	1,140	36,684	1,140
Net income		29,980	12,283	49,229	21,680
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4)	(4)	(8)	(8)
Net income attributable to Piedmont		$ 29,976	$ 12,279	$ 49,221	$ 21,672
Per share information – basic and diluted:
Income from continuing operations and gain on sale of real estate assets (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.07	$ 0.32	$ 0.13
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
Net income available to common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20	$ 0.08	$ 0.32	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		153,559,076	154,318,592	153,946,898	154,582,519
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	[1]	153,757,404	154,444,508	154,174,270	154,727,805

[1] Due to repurchases of common stock in May and June 2015, Piedmont has 151,833,222 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2015.