CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts and other receivables, allowance		$ 202	$ 365
Deferred charges, accumulated amortization		9,832	14,204
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization		166,841	143,987
Notes and mortgages payable, deferred financing costs		43,281	18,914
Intangible liabilities, accumulated amortization		$ 55,349	$ 41,931
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		230,015,356	212,112,137
Common stock, shares outstanding		230,015,356	212,112,137
Operating partnership, units outstanding		34,511,214	51,660,088
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership		87.00%
Total assets	[1]	$ 8,867,168	$ 8,775,229
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 3,981,221	3,464,679
Variable Interest Entities [Member]
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership		87.00%
Total assets		$ 1,514,292	72,033
Total liabilities		$ 970,473	$ 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 87.0%. As of December 31, 2016, the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership include $1,514,292 and $970,473, respectively, of certain VIEs that are consolidated by the Operating Partnership. See Note 13, Variable Interest Entities.