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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 06, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities          
Net income (loss) $ 193,431us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (37,232)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 70,210us-gaap_ProfitLoss   $ 48,643us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization 27,375us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization   145,431us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization    
Amortization of deferred finance costs and debt premiums and discount 152esrt_AmortizationofFinancingCostsandDebtPremium   3,956esrt_AmortizationofFinancingCostsandDebtPremium    
Amortization of acquired above and below-market leases, net (1,911)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases   (14,095)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases (1,903)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases
Amortization of acquired below-market ground lease 426esrt_AmortizationofbelowMarketGroundLease   4,603esrt_AmortizationofbelowMarketGroundLease    
Straight-lining of rental revenue (8,932)us-gaap_StraightLineRent   (39,715)us-gaap_StraightLineRent    
Equity based compensation 2,994us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation   3,720us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation    
Gain on consolidation of non-controlled entities (322,563)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain   0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain    
Equity in net income of non-controlled entities 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (14,875)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments   (14,348)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Distributions of cumulative earnings of non-controlled entities 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions   0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions    
Deemed contribution for settlement expense 0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense 55,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense 0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense    
Increase (decrease) in cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the effect of acquisitions):          
Restricted cash 7,196us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities   (4,987)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities    
Tenant and other receivables (7,590)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable   3,135us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable    
Deferred leasing costs (8,916)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredLeasingFees   (12,132)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredLeasingFees    
Prepaid expenses and other assets (15,120)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets   (13,052)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 11,917esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinAccountsPayableandAccruedExpenses   (14,756)esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinAccountsPayableandAccruedExpenses    
Deferred revenue and other liabilities (10,386)esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinDeferredRevenueandOtherLiabilities   6,240esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinDeferredRevenueandOtherLiabilities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (131,927)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities   138,558us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities    
Cash Flows From Investing Activities          
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash for investing activities (344)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash   9,345us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash    
Acquisition of real estate property, net of cash received 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired   (186,588)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired    
Cash paid in the formation transactions to acquire the non-controlled properties, net of cash received (563,529)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities   0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities    
Development costs 0esrt_DevelopmentCostsInvestingActivity   (527)esrt_DevelopmentCostsInvestingActivity    
Increase in due from affiliates for advances for leasehold interests and improvements 0esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinDuefromAffiliatesforLeaseholdInterestsandImprovements   0esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinDuefromAffiliatesforLeaseholdInterestsandImprovements    
Additions to building and improvements (56,434)us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements   (121,287)us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements    
Net cash used in investing activities (620,307)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities   (299,057)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities    
Cash Flows From Financing Activities          
Proceeds from mortgage notes payable 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt   191,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt    
Repayment of mortgage notes payable (313,240)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt   (348,308)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt    
Proceeds from unsecured loan payable 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRelatedPartyDebt   0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRelatedPartyDebt    
Repayment of unsecured notes payable (7,350)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt   0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt    
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 250,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt   0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
Proceeds from term loan and credit facility 335,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit   435,600us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit    
Repayments of term loan and credit facility (10,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit   (290,600)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit    
Deferred financing costs and equity issuance costs (15,381)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts   (4,483)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts    
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock 992,887us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock   0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock    
Deferred offering costs 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts   0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts    
Contributions from owners 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates   0us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates    
Cash paid for equity interests in the formation transactions (143,236)us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities   0us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities    
Distributions to Predecessor owners (123,147)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates   0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates    
Private perpetual preferred unit distributions 0esrt_PaymentsofPrivatePerpetualPreferredUnitsDistributions 0esrt_PaymentsofPrivatePerpetualPreferredUnitsDistributions (476)esrt_PaymentsofPrivatePerpetualPreferredUnitsDistributions   0esrt_PaymentsofPrivatePerpetualPreferredUnitsDistributions
Dividends paid to common stockholders (7,601)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends   (33,598)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends    
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership (11,915)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest   (53,647)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest    
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 696,017us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities   145,488us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities    
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (56,217)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease   (15,011)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease    
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period 116,960us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   60,743us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period 60,743us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 116,960us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 45,732us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 60,743us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest 12,648us-gaap_InterestPaid   60,621us-gaap_InterestPaid    
Cash paid for income taxes 329us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid   3,690us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid    
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Commercial real estate properties included in accounts payable and accrued expenses 15,584esrt_CommercialRealEstateIncurredbutNotyetPaid   36,920esrt_CommercialRealEstateIncurredbutNotyetPaid    
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, and operating partnership units in connection with the acquisition of real estate properties 457,493us-gaap_StockIssued1   379,328us-gaap_StockIssued1    
Debt assumed with the acquisition of real estate properties 136,226us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1   182,851us-gaap_NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1    
Reduction of equity for deferred offering costs 32,319esrt_NoncashReductionofEquityforDeferredOfferingCosts   0esrt_NoncashReductionofEquityforDeferredOfferingCosts    
Acquisition of working capital, net of cash 6,061esrt_NoncashorPartNoncashAcquisitionWorkingCapital   (4,749)esrt_NoncashorPartNoncashAcquisitionWorkingCapital    
Due to affiliates settled in Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, or operating partnership units 4,299esrt_NoncashDuefromAffiliatesSettledinStockandUnits   0esrt_NoncashDuefromAffiliatesSettledinStockandUnits    
Conversion of operating partnership units and Class B shares to Class A shares 0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1 0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1 40,611us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1   0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
Redemption of operating partnership units to repay other receivable 0esrt_RedemptionofPartnershipUnitstoRepayReceivables 0esrt_RedemptionofPartnershipUnitstoRepayReceivables 829esrt_RedemptionofPartnershipUnitstoRepayReceivables   0esrt_RedemptionofPartnershipUnitstoRepayReceivables
Accrued distributions to Predecessor owners 0esrt_DistributionsPayable   0esrt_DistributionsPayable    
Distribution of real property to owners prior to the formation transactions 0esrt_DistributionofRealPropertyValue   0esrt_DistributionofRealPropertyValue    
Distribution of unsecured loan and note payable - related party to owners prior to the formation transactions 0us-gaap_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1   0us-gaap_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1    
Predecessor [Member]          
Cash Flows From Operating Activities          
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Straight-lining of rental revenue   (3,383)us-gaap_StraightLineRent
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Distributions of cumulative earnings of non-controlled entities   3,391us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
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Deemed contribution for settlement expense   55,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
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Increase (decrease) in cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the effect of acquisitions):          
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Tenant and other receivables   (80)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
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Deferred leasing costs   (9,771)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredLeasingFees
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses   26,481esrt_IncreaseDecreaseinAccountsPayableandAccruedExpenses
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities          
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash for investing activities   (500)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities          
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
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Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
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