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Commitments and Contingencies - Ground Leases (Details) (Ground Lease [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Ground Lease [Member]
 
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]  
2015 $ 1,138us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
2016 1,518us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
2017 1,518us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
2018 1,518us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
2019 1,518us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
Thereafter 58,248us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember
Aggregate required payments on ground leases $ 65,458us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= esrt_GroundLeaseMember