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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Reconciliation of Investment Properties (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
SEC Schedule III, Reconciliation of Carrying Amount of Real Estate Investments [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year | $ 1,649,423 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue | $ 939,330 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue | $ 856,151 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Acquisition of new properties | 354,429 us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions | 607,779 us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions | 0 us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions
Improvements | 143,315 us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements | 130,346 us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements | 85,409 us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements
Distribution of real property to owners prior to the formation transactions | 0 esrt_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateDistributionofRealEstatetoPriorOwners | (16,345)esrt_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateDistributionofRealEstatetoPriorOwners | 0 esrt_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateDistributionofRealEstatetoPriorOwners
Disposals | (7,304)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold | (11,687)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold | (2,230)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold
Balance, end of year | 2,139,863 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue | 1,649,423 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue | 939,330 us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Aggregate cost of investment properties for federal income tax purpose | $ 1,843,184 us-gaap_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis |  |

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- Definition Amount of real estate investments sold for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-04.(c) Schedule III) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27047687&loc=d3e5864-122674 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 28 -Article 12 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph c -Subparagraph Schedule III -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 970 -SubTopic 360 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-28.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6590653&loc=d3e638233-123024 + Details
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