Percentage of Dividends on Common Stock Received After Performance Criteria Met for LTIP Units

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Percentage of Dividends on Common Stock Received In Periods After Performance Criteria Met for LTIP Units

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Percentage of Dividends on Common Stock Received Until Performance Criteria Met for LTIP Units

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Preferred Units, Cumulative Cash Distributions, Per Share

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Private Perpetual Preferred Units Issued During Period, Units, New Issues

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Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Issued, Shares

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Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Liquidation Preference Per Share

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The number of general partner units outstanding.

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The number of limited partner units outstanding.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Capital - Additional Information and Private Perpetual Preferred Units (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	May 16, 2019
Shares and Units [Abstract]
OP units outstanding (in shares)	288,375,949		288,375,949
Dividends on common stock received until performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent)	10.00%		10.00%
Dividends on common stock received after performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent)	90.00%		90.00%
Dividends on common stock received in periods after performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent)	100.00%		100.00%
Dividends declared (in USD per share)	$ 0	$ 0.105	$ 0.210	$ 0.315
2019 Plan
Shares and Units [Abstract]
Number of shares authorized under the plan (in shares)	11,000,000.0		11,000,000.0			11,000,000.0
Empire State Realty Trust
Shares and Units [Abstract]
OP units owned by the Company (in shares)	172,992,089		172,992,089
Other Partners, Certain Directors, Officers And Other Members Of Executive Management
Shares and Units [Abstract]
OP units not owned by the Company (in shares)	115,383,860		115,383,860
Empire State Realty OP \| Empire State Realty Trust
Shares and Units [Abstract]
OP units owned by the Company (as a percent)			60.00%
Empire State Realty OP \| Other Partners, Certain Directors, Officers And Other Members Of Executive Management
Shares and Units [Abstract]
OP units not owned by the Company (as a percent)			40.00%
Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2019
Shares and Units [Abstract]
Private perpetual preferred units, issued (in shares)	4,664,038		4,664,038		4,610,383
Private perpetual preferred units, liquidation preference (in USD per share)	$ 13.52		$ 13.52		$ 13.52
Preferred units cumulative cash distributions (in USD per share)	$ 0.70		$ 0.70
Private Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2014
Shares and Units [Abstract]
Private perpetual preferred units, issued (in shares)	1,560,360		1,560,360		1,560,360
Private perpetual preferred units issued during period (in shares)			1,560,360
Private perpetual preferred units, liquidation preference (in USD per share)	$ 16.62		$ 16.62		$ 16.62
Dividends declared (in USD per share)			$ 0.60