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Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Percentage of defined plan agreement 30.00%pei_PercentageOfEmployerMatchingOfParticipantsContributionTo401KPlan    
Contributions to plan $ 1.1pei_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContribution $ 1.0pei_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContribution $ 1.0pei_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContribution
Supplemental Retirement Plans expenses 0.4pei_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanExpensesRecorded 0.5pei_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanExpensesRecorded 0.7pei_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanExpensesRecorded
Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]      
Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Common stock purchase at a discount 15.00%pei_CommonStockDiscountOnSharesPercentage
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
   
Number of common shares purchased 30,000pei_NumberOfCommonSharesRepurchased
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
29,000pei_NumberOfCommonSharesRepurchased
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
44,000pei_NumberOfCommonSharesRepurchased
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
Shares purchase consideration 0.5pei_SharesPurchasedPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
0.4pei_SharesPurchasedPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
0.4pei_SharesPurchasedPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
Expenses recorded to the share purchase plan $ 0.1pei_EmployeeShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
$ 0.1pei_EmployeeShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
$ 0.3pei_EmployeeShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= pei_EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember