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Related Party Transactions - QIA (Details) - USD ($) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 23, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from sale of shares | $ 621,800,000 | $ 611,206,000 | $ 0 | $ 0
Q REIT Holding LLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest held by subsidiary of QIA | 9.90% |  |  |
Minimum interest required to be held by affiliate of QIA in order to purchase new equity securities | 5.00% |  |  |
Threshold of equity securities issuance where top up rights are exercisable | $ 1,000,000.0 |  |  |
Threshold to indemnify | 10.00% |  |  |
Common Class A [Member] | ESRT [Member] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Par value (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.01 |  |
Common shares [Member] | Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares (in shares) | 29,610,854 | 29,610,854 |  |
Common shares issued (USD per share) | $ 21.00 |  |  |
General Partner [Member] | Series PR Common Units [Member] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares (in shares) | 29,610,854 | 29,611,000 |  | 2,666,000

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