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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 15, 2021 $ / shares	Jan. 08, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jan. 07, 2021 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020
Common Stock
Organization
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 58.15
Reverse stock split conversion ratio		1.02918
Common Stock \| Cash Dividend
Organization
Common stock, dividends, per share, cash paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3735
Common stock, dividends, per share, stock paid (in dollars per share)	0.0279
Common Stock \| Stock Dividend
Organization
Common stock, dividends, per share, stock paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0343
Service Corporation
Organization
Percentage of ownership in SL Green Management LLC owned by operating partnership (percent)			95.00%
Operating Partnership \| SL Green Operating Partnership
Organization
Noncontrolling interest in the operating partnership (as a percent)			5.65%		5.44%
SL Green Management \| SL Green Management LLC
Organization
Percentage of ownership in SL Green Management LLC owned by operating partnership (percent)			100.00%