Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of selected results of operations and selected asset information

Selected consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	330,829		$	46,552	$	377,381
March 31, 2016	395,887			59,557		455,444
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	11,718		$	39,602	$	51,320
March 31, 2016	(43,402		)	52,217		8,815
Total assets
As of:
March 31, 2017	$	13,912,271		$	1,965,000	$	15,877,271
December 31, 2016	13,868,085			1,989,702		15,857,787

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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	$	51,320		$	8,815
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	$	924		$	32,503