Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 21, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Mar. 21, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001541401
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			94,650,559	1,122,130
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 0