Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 02, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001541401
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		121,146,924
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,104,173