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Segment Reporting Reportable Segments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 segment | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | $ 155,168,000 |  | $ 59,569,000 | $ 295,474,000 |  | $ 121,989,000 |  |
Interest expense | (14,629,000) |  |  | (28,966,000) |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (28,637,000) |  |  | (58,752,000) |  |  |  |
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments | 0 |  |  | 0 |  | 7,898,000 |  |
Segment assets | 2,476,625,000 |  |  | 2,476,625,000 |  |  | 2,476,061,000 |
Investment in non-controlled entities | 0 |  | 82,515,000 | 0 |  | 82,515,000 |  | 76,879,000
Number of reportable segments |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Real Estate, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 110,838,000 |  | 53,303,000 | 218,865,000 |  | 109,478,000 |  |
Operating Expenses, Excluding Noncash Items | (63,380,000) |  | (20,141,000) | (128,942,000) |  | (41,745,000) |  |
Interest expense | (14,629,000) |  | (14,715,000) | (28,966,000) |  | (28,911,000) |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (28,556,000) |  | (13,118,000) | (58,607,000) |  | (25,267,000) |  |
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  | 6,079,000 |  |  | 7,898,000 |  |
Segment assets | 2,221,530,000 |  | 999,902,000 | 2,221,530,000 |  | 999,902,000 |  |
Investment in non-controlled entities |  |  | 82,515,000 |  |  | 82,515,000 |  |
Expenditures for segment assets | 37,735,000 |  | 19,968,000 | 54,978,000 |  | 33,011,000 |  |
Observatory, Segment [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 30,389,000 |  |  | 47,690,000 |  |  |  |
Operating Expenses, Excluding Noncash Items | (25,799,000) |  |  | (45,845,000) |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (77,000) |  |  | (138,000) |  |  |  |
Segment assets | 243,189,000 |  |  | 243,189,000 |  |  |  |
Expenditures for segment assets | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 12,966,000 |  | 6,218,000 | 27,944,000 |  | 12,400,000 |  |
Operating Expenses, Excluding Noncash Items | (13,591,000) |  | (8,269,000) | (28,706,000) |  | (17,028,000) |  |
Interest expense | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (4,000) |  | 7,000 | (7,000) |  | 0 |  |
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Segment assets | 11,906,000 |  | 11,356,000 | 11,906,000 |  | 11,356,000 |  |
Investment in non-controlled entities |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Expenditures for segment assets | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 154,193,000 |  | 59,521,000 | 294,499,000 |  | 121,878,000 |  |
Operating Expenses, Excluding Noncash Items | (102,770,000) |  | (28,410,000) | (203,493,000) |  | (58,773,000) |  |
Interest expense | (14,629,000) |  | (14,715,000) | (28,966,000) |  | (28,911,000) |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (28,637,000) |  | (13,111,000) | (58,752,000) |  | (25,267,000) |  |
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments |  |  | 6,079,000 |  |  | 7,898,000 |  |
Segment assets | 2,476,625,000 |  | 1,011,258,000 | 2,476,625,000 |  | 1,011,258,000 |  |
Investment in non-controlled entities |  |  | 82,515,000 |  |  | 82,515,000 |  |
Expenditures for segment assets | 37,735,000 |  | 19,968,000 | 54,978,000 |  | 33,011,000 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | (17,199,000) |  | (2,053,000) | (33,429,000) |  | (4,844,000) |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Real Estate, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 16,298,000 | [1] | 19,000 | 31,566,000 | [2] | 37,000 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Observatory, Segment [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 901,000 |  | 2,034,000 | 1,863,000 |  | 4,807,000 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Total, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 17,199,000 |  | 2,053,000 | 33,429,000 |  | 4,844,000 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 171,392,000 |  | 61,574,000 | 327,928,000 |  | 126,722,000 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Real Estate, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 127,136,000 |  | 53,322,000 | 250,431,000 |  | 109,515,000 |  |
Segment profit (loss) | 20,571,000 |  | 11,427,000 | 33,916,000 |  | 21,490,000 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Observatory, Segment [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 30,389,000 |  |  | 47,690,000 |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) | 4,513,000 |  |  | 1,707,000 |  |  |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 13,867,000 |  | 8,252,000 | 29,807,000 |  | 17,207,000 |  |
Segment profit (loss) | 272,000 |  | (10,000) | 1,094,000 |  | 179,000 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Total, Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | 171,392,000 |  | 61,574,000 | 327,928,000 |  | 126,722,000 |  |
Segment profit (loss) | $ 25,356,000 |  | $ 11,417,000 | $ 36,717,000 |  | $ 21,669,000 |  |
[1] | The observatory pays a market-based rent payment comprised of fixed and percentage rent to the Empire State Building.
[2] | The observatory pays a market-based rent payment comprised of fixed and percentage rent to the Empire State Building

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