CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues
Income from office and parking properties	$ 149,000	$ 95,190	$ 96,720
Management company income	16,896	1,652	1,870
Total revenues	165,896	96,842	98,590
Expenses and other
Property operating expenses	61,637	41,268	42,917
Depreciation and amortization	57,002	28,961	28,295
Impairment loss on real estate	6,420	0	8,817
Impairment loss on mortgage loan receivable	9,235	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(13,000)	0	0
Management company expenses	13,337	2,756	1,987
General and administrative	18,805	15,318	14,305
Acquisition costs	17,219	846	0
Total expenses and other	170,655	89,149	96,321
Operating income (loss)	(4,759)	7,693	2,269
Other income and expenses
Interest and other income	938	1,487	1,597
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	57	326	445
Gain on involuntary conversion	0	40	823
Gain on sale of real estate	743	0	470
Interest expense	(31,612)	(20,271)	(19,158)
Loss before income taxes	(34,633)	(10,725)	(13,554)
Income tax expense	(56)	(2)	(3)
Loss from continuing operations	(34,689)	(10,727)	(13,557)
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations	(195,139)	(11,198)	(8,608)
Gain on sale of real estate from discontinued operations	17,825	8,518	0
Total discontinued operations	(177,314)	(2,680)	(8,608)
Net loss	(212,003)	(13,407)	(22,165)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	85,100	10,789	10,562
Net loss for Parkway Properties, Inc.	(126,903)	(2,618)	(11,603)
Dividends on preferred stock	(10,052)	(6,325)	(4,800)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	(136,955)	(8,943)	(16,403)
Basic:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	$ (1.80)	$ (0.76)	$ (0.96)
Discontinued operations	$ (4.57)	$ 0.34	$ 0.11
Basic net loss attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	$ (6.37)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.85)
Diluted:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	$ (1.80)	$ (0.76)	$ (0.96)
Discontinued operations	$ (4.57)	$ 0.34	$ 0.11
Diluted net loss attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	$ (6.37)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.85)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	21,497,000	21,421,000	19,304,000
Diluted	21,497,000	21,421,000	19,304,000
Amounts attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc. common stockholders:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parkway Properties, Inc.	(38,710)	(16,203)	(18,434)
Discontinued operations	(98,245)	7,260	2,031
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (136,955)	$ (8,943)	$ (16,403)