Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of selected results of operations and selected asset information

Selected results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, and selected asset information as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Years ended:
December 31, 2016	$	1,629,919		$	234,062	$	1,863,981
December 31, 2015	1,465,881			196,948		1,662,829
December 31, 2014	1,320,777			199,201		1,519,978
Income from continuing operations before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, purchase price fair value adjustment, gain on sale of real estate, depreciable real estate reserves, loss on early extinguishment of debt, and (loss) gain on sale of marketable securities
Years ended:
December 31, 2016	$	(203,988	)	$	211,244	$	7,256
December 31, 2015	(78,681		)	168,970		90,289
December 31, 2014	31,805			169,695		201,500
Total assets
As of:
December 31, 2016	$	13,868,085		$	1,989,702	$	15,857,787
December 31, 2015	17,765,854			1,961,792		19,727,646

Schedule of reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Income from continuing operations before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, purchase price fair value adjustment, gain on sale of real estate, depreciable real estate reserves, loss on early extinguishment of debt, and loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities	$	7,256		$	90,289		$	201,500
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	44,009			15,844			123,253
Purchase price fair value adjustment	—			40,078			67,446
Gain on sale of real estate, net	238,116			175,974			—
Depreciable real estate reserves	(10,387		)	(19,226		)	—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(49		)	(32,365		)
(Loss) gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	(83		)	—			3,895
Income from continuing operations	278,911			302,910			363,729
Net income from discontinued operations	—			427			19,075
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			14,122			163,059
Net income	$	278,911		$	317,459		$	545,863