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Deferred Costs, Acquired Lease Intangibles and Goodwill Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 06, 2013
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of deferred leasing costs |  | $ 9,700,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees | $ 10,600,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees | $ 7,400,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees |
Amortization of deferred finance costs and debt premiums and discount |  | 7,600,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 12,700,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 4,900,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts |
Amortization of acquired above and below-market leases, net | 1,911,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases | 14,095,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases | 1,903,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases | 0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases |
Goodwill | 491,479,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 491,479,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 491,479,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |
Empire State Building Observatory Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 227,500,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = esrt_EmpireStateBuildingObservatoryOperationsMember
Empire State Building, L.L.C. [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 250,800,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = esrt_EmpireStateBuildingL.L.C.Member
501 Seventh Avenue Associates [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 13,200,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = esrt_Location501SeventhAvenueAssociatesMember
Lease Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense related to acquired lease intangibles |  | $ 33,700,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember | $ 5,300,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember | $ 0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember |
Ground Lease [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life |  | 26 years 4 months 30 days |  |  |
Leases and Deferred Leasing Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life |  | 4 years 10 months 30 days |  |  |
Acquired above-market leases [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life |  | 4 years 2 months 30 days |  |  |
Below Market Lease [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful life |  | 4 years 4 months 30 days |  |  |

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- Definition Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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- Definition This element represents the amortization of deferred leasing fees incurred by the lessor and amortized over the term of the lease. Such fees represent (a) costs to originate a lease incurred in transactions with independent third parties that (i) result directly from and are essential to acquire that lease and (ii) would not have been incurred had that leasing transaction not occurred and (b) certain costs directly related to specified activities performed by the lessor for that lease. Those activities are: evaluating the prospective lessee's financial condition; evaluating and recording guarantees, collateral, and other security arrangements; negotiating lease terms; preparing and processing lease documents; and closing the transaction. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 25 -Paragraph 17 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6748888&loc=d3e40246-112709 + Details
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