Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Common Stock Issued and Proceeds Received Dividend Reinvestments

The following table summarizes SL Green common stock issued, and proceeds received from dividend reinvestments and/or stock purchases under the DRSPP for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Common Stock Shares Issued	2,687		775,760		608
Dividend reinvestments/stock purchases under the DRSPP	$	277	$	99,555	$	64

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Numerator	2016		2015		2014
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	234,946	$	269,132	$	503,104
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	10,136		10,565		18,467
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	245,082	$	279,697	$	521,571

	Year Ended December 31,
Denominator	2016	2015	2014
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,185	99,345	95,774
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,323	3,899	3,514
Stock-based compensation plans	373	490	408
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	104,881	103,734	99,696