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Mortgages and Notes Receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivables [Line Items] |
Mortgages and Notes Receivable | Mortgages and Notes Receivable The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Seller financing (first mortgages) | $ | 17,180 |  |  | $ | 17,180 |
Less allowance | — |  |  | — |
| 17,180 |  |  | 17,180 |
Promissory notes | 1,481 |  |  | 2,732 |
Less allowance | (61 | ) |  | (868 | )
| 1,420 |  |  | 1,864 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net | $ | 18,600 |  |  | $ | 19,044 |
The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Beginning notes receivable allowance | $ | 868 |  |  | $ | 698 |
Bad debt expense | 196 |  |  | 413 |
Recoveries/write-offs/other | (1,003 | ) |  | (243 | )
Total notes receivable allowance | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 868 |
Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 (see Note 2). This seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We conclude on the credit quality of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of December 31, 2011, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indications of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member] |
Financing Receivables [Line Items] |
Mortgages and Notes Receivable | Mortgages and Notes Receivable The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Seller financing (first mortgages) | $ | 17,180 |  |  | $ | 17,180 |
Less allowance | — |  |  | — |
| 17,180 |  |  | 17,180 |
Promissory notes | 1,481 |  |  | 2,732 |
Less allowance | (61 | ) |  | (868 | )
| 1,420 |  |  | 1,864 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net | $ | 18,600 |  |  | $ | 19,044 |
The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:
| December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Beginning notes receivable allowance | $ | 868 |  |  | $ | 698 |
Bad debt expense | 196 |  |  | 413 |
Recoveries/write-offs/other | (1,003 | ) |  | (243 | )
Total notes receivable allowance | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 868 |
3. Mortgages and Notes Receivable – Continued Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010 (see Note 2). This seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We conclude on the credit quality of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of December 31, 2011, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indications of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for financing receivables. Examples of financing receivables include, but are not limited to, loans, trade accounts receivables, notes receivable, credit cards, and receivables relating to a lessor's right(s) to payment(s) from a lease other than an operating lease that is recognized as assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2196772 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6951925&loc=SL6953791-111525 + Details
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