Equity - Shares and Units (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 vote class shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
OP Unit, redemption term for cash (in years)	1 year
OP Unit, exchange ratio to common stock	1
OP units owned by the Company and other partners (in shares)	109,217,835
Number of classes | class	2
Exchange ratio	0.020
Empire state realty OP | Empire state realty trust
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
OP units owned by the Company (as a percent)	60.10%
Empire state realty OP | Other partners, company directors, members of senior management and other employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
OP units not owned by other partner (as a percent)	39.90%
Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	163,815,629
Class B Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	982,689
Number of voting rights (in shares) | vote	50