Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Numerator	2014		2013		2014		2013
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	235,541	$	8,276	$	381,631	$	27,185
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	8,645		244		13,374		799
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	244,186	$	8,520	$	395,005	$	27,984

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
Denominator	2014	2013	2014	2013
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	95,455	91,660	95,288	91,530
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	3,515	2,652	3,339	2,694
Stock-based compensation plans	514	224	501	228
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	99,484	94,536	99,128	94,452