Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Note A - Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Parkway Properties, Inc. ("Parkway" or "the Company"), its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest.  The other partners' equity interests in the consolidated joint ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements.  Parkway also consolidates subsidiaries where the entity is a variable interest entity ("VIE") and Parkway is the primary beneficiary and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive the benefits from the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE.  At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Parkway did not have any VIEs that required consolidation.  All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.

The Company also consolidates certain joint ventures where it exercises significant control over major operating and management decisions, or where the Company is the sole general partner and the limited partners do not possess kick-out rights or other substantive participating rights.  The equity method of accounting is used for those joint ventures that do not meet the criteria for consolidation and where Parkway exercises significant influence but does not control these joint ventures.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for complete financial statements.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2012.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2011 annual report and the notes thereto.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States GAAP for complete financial statements.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-04, "Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS", which changes the wording used to describe the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value, changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.  The FASB does not intend for ASU 2011-04 to result in a change in the application of the requirements in ASC 820.  The requirements of ASU 2011-04 are effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  At March 31, 2012, the Company had implemented ASU 2011-04.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income", which modifies reporting requirements for comprehensive income in order to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income in the financial statements.  ASU 2011-05 requires presentation of either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate, but consecutive statements in which the first statement presents net income and its components followed by a second statement that presents total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and total comprehensive income.  The requirements of ASU 2011-05 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  At March 31, 2012, the Company had implemented ASU 2011-05.

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the issuance date of the financial statements.