Segments Disclosure - Schedule of Selected Balance Sheet Data for Each Reportable Segments Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	$ 8,885,514	$ 8,867,168
Total liabilities	[1]	4,040,156	3,981,221
Total equity		4,845,358	$ 4,885,947	$ 4,901,311	$ 4,959,515
New York [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		5,589,690
Total liabilities		2,449,369
Total equity		3,140,321
Washington, D.C. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		1,068,604
Total liabilities		214,273
Total equity		854,331
San Francisco [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		1,926,290
Total liabilities		1,050,151
Total equity		876,139
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		300,930
Total liabilities		326,363
Total equity		$ (25,433)

[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 87.3%. As of March 31, 2017, the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership include $1,541,463 and $1,043,902 of assets and liabilities, respectively, of certain VIEs that are consolidated by the Operating Partnership. See Note 12, Variable Interest Entities.