Income Per Class A Unit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Per Class A Unit [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Class A Unit Basic And Diluted [Text Block]

			For the Three Months
(Amounts in thousands, except per units amounts)			Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
Numerator:
	Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests						$	93,523	$	78,111
	Income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests							15,841		8,466
	Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.			109,364		86,577
	Preferred unit distributions			(19,496)		(20,380)
	Net income attributable to Class A unitholders			89,868		66,197
	Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities			(749)		(899)
	Numerator for diluted income per Class A unit		$	89,119	$	65,298
Denominator:
	Denominator for basic income per Class A unit – weighted average units							198,675		197,917
	Effect of dilutive securities(1):
		Vornado stock options and restricted unit awards		2,074		1,437
	Denominator for diluted income per Class A unit – weighted average units
		and assumed conversions		200,749		199,354
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – BASIC:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.37	$	0.29
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.08		0.04
	Net income per Class A unit		$	0.45	$	0.33
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – DILUTED:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.36	$	0.29
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.08		0.04
	Net income per Class A unit		$	0.44	$	0.33
(1)		The effect of dilutive securities in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 excludes an aggregate of 76 and 213 weighted average Class A unit equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.