Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of selected results of operations and selected asset information

Selected results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Three months ended:
March 31, 2014	$	327,044		$	54,084	$	381,128
March 31, 2013	307,245			52,708		359,953
Income from continuing operations before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate
Three months ended:
March 31, 2014	$	5,683		$	45,583	$	51,266
March 31, 2013	(14,922		)	43,350		28,428
Total assets
As of:
March 31, 2014	$	13,855,420		$	1,507,869	$	15,363,289
December 31, 2013	13,641,727			1,317,274		14,959,001

Schedule of reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Income from continuing operations before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	$	51,266	$	28,428
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	104,640		—
Income from continuing operations	155,906		28,428
Net income from discontinued operations	706		796
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—		1,113
Net income	$	156,612	$	30,337