Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income		$ 111,767	$ 117,454	$ 226,505	$ 235,261
Tenant reimbursements		23,086	28,813	45,837	60,203
Property management fee revenue		454	467	977	1,029
Total revenues		135,307	146,734	273,319	296,493
Expenses:
Property operating costs		52,280	61,479	106,468	125,715
Depreciation		31,556	36,039	63,338	72,271
Amortization		17,402	14,955	35,208	29,625
Impairment loss on real estate assets		8,308	5,354	8,308	5,354
General and administrative		8,328	8,083	16,192	14,490
Operating expenses		117,874	125,910	229,514	247,455
Real estate operating income		17,433	20,824	43,805	49,038
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(16,413)	(18,172)	(32,798)	(37,188)
Other income/(expense)		(41)	596	253	415
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures		111	124	226	283
Other income (expense)		(16,343)	(17,452)	(32,319)	(36,490)
Income from continuing operations		1,090	3,372	11,486	12,548
Discontinued operations:
Operating loss		(1)	(3)	(1)	(3)
Loss from discontinued operations		(1)	(3)	(1)	(3)
Gain on sale of real estate assets		78,987	26,611	78,967	36,684
Net income		80,076	29,980	90,452	49,229
Less: Net income applicable to noncontrolling interest		(4)	(4)	(8)	(8)
Net income applicable to Piedmont		$ 80,072	$ 29,976	$ 90,444	$ 49,221
Per share information – basic and diluted:
Income from continuing operations and gain/(loss) on sale of real estate assets (in dollars per share)		$ 0.55	$ 0.20	$ 0.62	$ 0.32
Net income applicable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ 0.55	$ 0.20	$ 0.62	$ 0.32
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		145,178,601	153,559,076	145,227,539	153,946,898
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	[1]	145,698,723	153,757,404	145,765,149	154,174,270

[1] Due to repurchases of common stock during the current year, Piedmont has 145,229,642 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2016.