Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure, Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments and Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of Restricted Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan Activity

The following is a summary of restricted stock and LTIP unit activity the year ended December 31, 2013:



	Restricted Stock		LTIP Units	Weighted Average Grant Price
Granted	158,852		913,561	$	13.00
Vested	(12,607	)	—	13.00
Forfeited	(1,874	)	—	13.00
Unvested balance at December 31, 2013	144,371		913,561	$	13.00

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

Earnings per share for the period October 7, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is computed as follows (amounts in thousands):



	2013
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - basic and diluted	$	75,245

Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	95,574
Effective of dilutive securities - share-based compensation	37
Weighted average shares outstanding - dilutive	95,611

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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