Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summary of financial data and principal activities of Company's Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

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	Total Assets				Total Debt				Total Equity						Company's Investment
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL POSITION:	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011			2010			2011			2010
CP Venture IV Holdings LLC	$	301,352	$	313,603	$	36,031	$	36,620	$	255,881		$	267,085		$	14,694		$	15,364
Charlotte Gateway Village, LLC		146,854		154,200		83,097		97,030		62,423			54,834			10,333			10,366
CF Murfreesboro Associates		125,668		129,738		98,922		103,378		24,810			24,263			14,421			14,246
Palisades West LLC		124,588		129,378		—		—		81,635			80,767			42,616			42,256
CP Venture LLC entities		102,178		106,066		—		—		99,942			104,067			3,343			3,779
MSREF/ Cousins Terminus 200 LLC		92,421		65,164		68,562		46,169		17,967			13,956			3,593			2,791
CL Realty, L.L.C.		44,481		86,657		1,056		2,663		42,932			82,534			22,413			39,928
Cousins Watkins LLC		56,096		57,184		28,571		28,850		26,893			28,334			16,321			14,850
Temco Associates, LLC		23,653		60,608		2,787		2,929		20,646			57,475			7,363			22,713
EP I LLC		33,343		—		1		—		29,137			—			24,827			—
Crawford Long—CPI, LLC		32,739		34,408		47,631		48,701		(16,137	)		(15,341	)		(6,873	)*		(6,431	)*
Ten Peachtree Place Associates		22,523		20,980		26,192		26,782		(4,145	)		(6,263	)		(3,679	)*		(4,581	)*
Wildwood Associates		21,224		21,220		—		—		21,221			21,216			(1,639	)*		(1,642	)*
TRG Columbus Development Venture, Ltd.		2,450		3,574		—		—		1,857			2,115			31			58
Terminus 200 LLC		789		789		—		—		789			789			—			—
Pine Mountain Builders, LLC		429		1,559		—		896		153			403			632			757
	$	1,130,788	$	1,185,128	$	392,850	$	394,018	$	666,004		$	716,234		$	148,396		$	154,454

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	Total Revenues						Net Income (Loss)									Company's Share of Net Income (Loss)
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:	2011		2010		2009		2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
CP Venture IV Holdings LLC	$	31,020	$	31,343	$	32,698	$	4,008		$	3,955		$	4,555		$	1,054		$	1,034		$	1,142
Charlotte Gateway Village, LLC		32,442		31,812		31,276		8,802			7,829			6,997			1,176			1,176			1,176
CF Murfreesboro Associates		13,081		13,785		12,205		547			1,032			1,474			25			280			539
Palisades West LLC		16,230		13,588		12,677		5,858			4,668			5,303			2,858			2,265			2,588
CP Venture LLC entities		19,061		18,394		18,038		8,459			8,899			8,552			860			921			882
MSREF/ Cousins Terminus 200 LLC		6,093		1,873		—		(3,453	)		(1,967	)		—			(693	)		(393	)		—
CL Realty, L.L.C.		9,141		28,013		2,698		(28,508	)		227			(8,500	)		(11,971	)		3,543			(2,552	)
Cousins Watkins LLC		4,831		—		—		42			(1,072	)		—			2,410			—			—
Temco Associates, LLC		653		2,180		1,420		(37,494	)		210			(2,728	)		(15,074	)		104			(1,357	)
EP I LLC		—		—		—		(6	)		—			—			(4	)		—			—
Crawford Long—CPI, LLC		11,904		11,415		11,324		2,404			1,939			1,784			1,199			969			890
Ten Peachtree Place Associates		7,178		7,776		7,436		1,161			981			718			596			506			375
Wildwood Associates		1		55		—		(155	)		(129	)		(133	)		(77	)		(65	)		(67	)
TRG Columbus Development Venture, Ltd.		26		1,091		506		(7	)		783			30			72			473			115
Terminus 200 LLC		—		533		654		1			55			(82,441	)		—			—			(20,954	)
Pine Mountain Builders, LLC		2,931		6,339		2,143		(250	)		(2,541	)		(254	)		(125	)		(1,316	)		(142	)
Other		—		—		—		—			—			(316	)		3			(4	)		(274	)
	$	154,592	$	168,197	$	133,075	$	(38,591	)	$	24,869		$	(64,959	)	$	(17,691	)	$	9,493		$	(17,639	)

* Negative balances are included in Deposits and Deferred Income on the Balance Sheets.