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Related Party Transactions - Excluded Properties and Businesses (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) office_and_property property interest | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Retail [Member] | Manhattan [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | office_and_property | 4 |  |
Office Building [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | office_and_property | 14 |  |
Office Building [Member] | Manhattan [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | office_and_property | 9 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Mezzanine and Senior Equity Funds [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of interests owned (interest) | interest | 2 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Industrial Funds [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of interests owned (interest) | interest | 3 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Residential Property Manager [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | interest | 5 |  |
Number of interests owned (interest) | interest | 5 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Multi-family Property [Member] | Greenwich, Connecticut [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | 7 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Retail [Member] | Greenwich, Connecticut [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | 6 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Retail [Member] | Manhattan [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | 2 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Former Post Office [Member] | Greenwich, Connecticut [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | 1 |  |
Malkin Group [Member] | Office Building [Member] | Manhattan [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of properties (in properties) | 1 |  |
Supervisory fee revenue [Member] | Third party management and other fees [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from related parties | $ | $ 1.4 | $ 1.8 | $ 2.0
Property management fee revenue [Member] | Third party management and other fees [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from related parties | $ | $ 0.4 | $ 0.3 | $ 0.4

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