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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Principles of Consolidation    
Commercial real estate properties $ 12,163,976us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet $ 10,687,540us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
Mortgages and other loans payable 5,586,709us-gaap_SecuredDebt 4,860,578us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Assets held for sale 462,430us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue 0us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue
Liabilities related to assets held for sale 266,873us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale
Consolidated VIEs    
Principles of Consolidation    
Commercial real estate properties 198,400us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
605,900us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Mortgages and other loans payable 106,500us-gaap_SecuredDebt
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
370,900us-gaap_SecuredDebt
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Consolidated VIEs | Commercial properties    
Principles of Consolidation    
Assets held for sale 445,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue
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= slg_CommercialPropertyMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
 
Liabilities related to assets held for sale $ 253,900us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis
= slg_CommercialPropertyMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember