Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Feb. 16, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-34626
Entity Registrant Name	Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	58-2328421
Entity Address, Address Line One	5565 Glenridge Connector Ste. 450
Entity Address, City or Town	Atlanta
Entity Address, State or Province	GA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	30342
City Area Code	770
Local Phone Number	418-8800
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	PDM
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 887,613,659
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		123,800,864
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Registrant incorporates by reference portions of the Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of Part III) to be filed no later than April 30, 2024.
Entity Central Index Key	0001042776
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false