Segments Disclosure - Schedule of Selected Balance Sheet Data for Each Reportable Segments Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	$ 8,408,209	$ 8,775,229
Total liabilities	[1]	3,535,266	3,464,679
Total equity		4,872,943	$ 5,310,550	$ 5,497,821	$ 5,554,953
New York [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		5,654,039
Total liabilities		1,954,115
Total equity		3,699,924
Washington, D.C. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		1,069,334
Total liabilities		405,416
Total equity		663,918
San Francisco [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		1,376,389
Total liabilities		987,495
Total equity		388,894
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		308,447
Total liabilities		188,240
Total equity		$ 120,207

[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.