Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Parkway Properties, Inc. stockholders' equity
Preferred stock yield rate (in percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Series D Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Series D Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	0	5,421,296
Series D Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	5,421,296
Series D preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	5,421,296
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	215,500,000	114,578,704
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	87,222,221	56,138,209
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	87,222,221	56,138,209
Limited voting stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0
Limited voting stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,500,000	0
Limited voting stock, shares issued (in shares)	4,213,104	0
Limited voting stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	4,213,104	0