Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
Numerator	2016		2015			2016		2015
Basic Earnings:
Income (loss) attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	133,457	$	(39,106	)	$	156,678	$	4,171
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	5,586		—			6,508		166
Diluted Earnings:
Income (loss) attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	139,043	$	(39,106	)	$	163,186	$	4,337

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
Denominator	2016	2015	2016	2015
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,134	99,579	100,093	98,994
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,342	—	4,158	3,936
Stock-based compensation plans	316	—	282	493
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	104,792	99,579	104,533	103,423