Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2015		2014
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	43,277	$	146,090
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	1,743		4,729
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	45,020	$	150,819

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2015	2014
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	98,402	95,117
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	3,964	3,079
Stock-based compensation plans	653	520
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	103,019	98,716