CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts and other receivables, allowance		$ 366	$ 365
Deferred charges, accumulated amortization		17,462	14,204
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization		156,683	143,987
Notes and mortgages payable, deferred financing costs		23,382	18,914
Intangible liabilities, accumulated amortization		$ 62,363	$ 41,931
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		219,490,007	212,112,137
Common stock, shares outstanding		219,490,007	212,112,137
Operating partnership, units outstanding		45,035,400	51,660,088
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership		83.00%
Total assets	[1]	$ 8,408,209	$ 8,775,229
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 3,535,266	3,464,679
Variable Interest Entities [Member]
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership		83.00%
Total assets		$ 1,503,938	72,033
Total liabilities		$ 987,546	$ 45,857

[1] Represents the consolidated assets and liabilities of Paramount Group Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). The Operating Partnership is a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), of which we are the sole general partner and own approximately 83.0%. As of June 30, 2016, the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership include $1,503,938 and $987,546 of assets and liabilities, respectively, of certain VIEs that are consolidated by the Operating Partnership. See Note 11, Variable Interest Entities.