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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Nov. 30, 2012
Nov. 30, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity           $ 1,600,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Net proceeds from sale of common stock 185,321,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 290,699,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 201,279,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock        
Term loan              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 833,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= slg_TermLoanMember
    783,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= slg_TermLoanMember
    833,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= slg_TermLoanMember
Decrease in basis points       0.25%slg_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseinBasisSpreadonVariableRate
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= slg_TermLoanMember
     
Term loan | Subsequent Event              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Decrease in basis points         0.20%slg_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseinBasisSpreadonVariableRate
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Facility fee         0.05%slg_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseinFacilityFee
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= slg_TermLoanMember
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At-the-market equity offering programs              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Net proceeds from sale of common stock 2,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= slg_AtTheMarketEquityOfferingProgramsMember
           
At-the-market equity offering programs | Subsequent Event              
Subsequent Event [Line Items]              
Aggregate gross proceeds from shares sold         895,956slg_ProceedsFromSharesSoldGross
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Net proceeds from sale of common stock         113,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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= slg_AtTheMarketEquityOfferingProgramsMember
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