Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 113,350	$ 113,821	$ 361,048	$ 340,326
Tenant reimbursements	23,796	24,163	72,340	70,000
Property management fee revenue	441	501	1,341	1,478
Total revenues	137,587	138,485	434,729	411,804
Expenses:
Property operating costs	54,090	54,867	165,253	161,438
Depreciation	30,000	31,610	90,827	94,948
Amortization	18,123	18,640	57,852	53,848
Impairment loss on real estate assets	0	22,951	0	33,901
General and administrative	6,618	7,429	23,250	23,518
Operating expenses	108,831	135,497	337,182	367,653
Real estate operating income	28,756	2,988	97,547	44,151
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(16,183)	(15,496)	(52,661)	(48,294)
Other income/(expense)	290	(720)	228	(467)
Net recoveries from casualty events	0	34	0	34
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures	3,754	129	3,872	354
Other income (expense)	(12,139)	(16,053)	(48,561)	(48,373)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	16,617	(13,065)	48,986	(4,222)
Discontinued operations:
Operating income	0	1	0	0
Income from discontinued operations	0	1	0	0
Gain/(loss) on sale of real estate assets, net	109,512	(57)	115,951	73,758
Net income/(loss)	126,129	(13,121)	164,937	69,536
Plus: Net income applicable to noncontrolling interest	4	14	10	7
Net income/(loss) applicable to Piedmont	$ 126,133	$ (13,107)	$ 164,947	$ 69,543
Per share information – basic and diluted:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations and gain/(loss) on sale of real estate assets (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ (0.09)	$ 1.13	$ 0.48
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income applicable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ (0.09)	$ 1.13	$ 0.48
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic (in shares)	145,415,678	145,231,160	145,372,182	145,228,755
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)	145,719,431	145,669,237	145,679,582	145,601,026