XML 73 R68.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9

Capital - Earnings Per Unit (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Oct. 06, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$ 10,964us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 22,734us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 25,281us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 11,231us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 193,431us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 148,917us-gaap_ProfitLoss	[1]	$ 2,281us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 3,071us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 1,930us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ (37,232)us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 70,210us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 48,643us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Private perpetual preferred unit distributions					0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments						0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments	(476)us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments	0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
Earnings allocated to unvested shares					(804)esrt_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedtoParticipatingSecuritiesBasic							(482)esrt_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedtoParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
Net income - basic and diluted					$ 192,627esrt_NetIncomeLossExcludingPortionAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterestandParticipatingSecuritiesBasicandDiluted							$ 69,252esrt_NetIncomeLossExcludingPortionAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterestandParticipatingSecuritiesBasicandDiluted
Denominator:
Weighted average units outstanding - basic and diluted					244,420,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted							254,506,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
Earnings per unit - basic and diluted	$ 0.04us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.09us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.10us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.05us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.79us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic							$ 0.27us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount					500,828us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount							631,251us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
[1] The results of operations of our predecessor for October 1, 2013 through October 6, 2013 and the results of operations of our company for October 7, 2013 through December 31, 2013 have been combined.

X

- Details

Name:	esrt_DenominatorAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	esrt_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Net Income (Loss), Excluding Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest and Participating Securities, Basic and Diluted

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	esrt_NetIncomeLossExcludingPortionAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterestandParticipatingSecuritiesBasicandDiluted
Namespace Prefix:	esrt_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	esrt_NumeratorAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	esrt_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Allocated to Participating Securities, Basic

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	esrt_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedtoParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
Namespace Prefix:	esrt_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Antidilution

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505113



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Diluted Earnings Per Share

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Contingent Stock Agreement

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508534

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7655603&loc=d3e1252-109256



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 52

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=32703322&loc=d3e4984-109258



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.21)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.19)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879464&loc=d3e573970-122913



Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.23)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882



Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 18

-Article 7



Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 20

-Article 5



Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 21

-Article 9

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:perShareItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The aggregate value of preferred stock dividends and other adjustments necessary to derive net income apportioned to common stockholders.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 260

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 11

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7655603&loc=d3e1377-109256

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 4K

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31814832&loc=SL4591552-111686



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 19

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7656940&loc=SL4569616-111683



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-Subparagraph (a),(c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 4J

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31814832&loc=SL4591551-111686

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS).

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration