Represents the maximum percentage of concentration risk that is not individually disclosed.

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Represents the number of collective bargaining arrangements.

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Significant Accounting Policies - Concentrations of Credit Risk/Reclassification (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 Tenant agreement	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Annualized rent \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Number of tenants (tenants) \| Tenant		1
Maximum percentage of annualized rent for any one tenant not individually disclosed (percent) (more than)		5.00%
Annualized rent \| 11 Madison Avenue \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		7.60%	7.40%	7.00%
Annualized rent \| 1185 Avenue of the Americas \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		7.40%	6.70%	7.10%
Annualized rent \| 420 Lexington Avenue \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		6.60%	6.00%	6.00%
Annualized rent \| 1515 Broadway \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		6.10%	6.50%	7.10%
Annualized rent \| One Madison Ave \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		6.00%	5.80%	5.60%
Annualized rent \| East 220 Street 42 \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		5.50%
Collective bargaining arrangements \| Workforce concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		70.10%
Number of collective bargaining agreements \| agreement		6
Collective bargaining arrangements expiring in December 2019 \| Workforce concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		2.10%
Tenant 1 \| Annualized rent \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)		8.20%
Subsequent Event \| Credit Suisse \| Annualized rent \| Customer concentration
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	3.30%