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Capital - Additional Information and Private Perpetual Preferred Units (Details) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares | May 16, 2019 shares
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
LTIP unit, share of stock equivalent (in shares) | 1 |
Conversion rate tor LTIP units to OP units | 1 |
Dividends on common stock received until performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent) | 10.00% |
Dividends on common stock received after performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent) | 90.00% |
Dividends on common stock received in periods after performance criteria met for LTIP units (as a percent) | 100.00% |
Stock repurchase authorized amount | $ | $ 500,000,000 |
Common Class A |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Common stock outstanding (in shares) | 162,689,535 |
Common Class B |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Common stock outstanding (in shares) | 994,252 |
2019 Plan |  |
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
Number of shares authorized under the plan (in shares) | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000
Empire state realty trust |  |
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
OP units owned by the Company (in shares) | 163,683,787 |
Empire state realty trust | Empire state realty OP |  |
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
OP units owned by the company (as a percent) | 59.50% |
Other partners, certain directors, officers and other members of executive management |  |
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
OP units not owned by the Company (in shares) | 111,420,579 |
Other partners, certain directors, officers and other members of executive management | Empire state realty OP |  |
Shares and Units [Abstract] |  |
OP units not owned by the Company (as a percent) | 40.50% |

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