Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rent Income

Piedmont's future minimum lease payments from lessees under non-cancelable operating leases where Piedmont is the lessor as of September 30, 2019 is presented below (in thousands):

Years ending December 31:
2019 (1)	$	98,831
2020	382,738
2021	373,740
2022	357,475
2023	323,709
Thereafter	1,433,272
Total	$	2,969,765

⁽¹⁾Reflects rental payments for the fiscal period October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Income

As required under the Comparatives Under ASC 840 Option described above, Piedmont's future minimum rental income from lessees under non-cancelable operating leases where Piedmont is the lessor as of December 31, 2018 is also presented below (in thousands):

Years ending December 31:
2019	$	370,495
2020	352,541
2021	337,951
2022	324,960
2023	291,603
Thereafter	1,247,649
Total	$	2,925,199

Fixed and Variable Lease Revenue

Piedmont recognized the following fixed and variable lease payments, which together comprised rental and tenant reimbursement revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
Fixed payments	$	105,207	$	311,503
Variable payments	25,372		70,710
Total Rental and Tenant Reimbursement Revenue	$	130,579	$	382,213