Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Organization and Business [Abstract]
Organization	1. Organization Vornado Realty L.P. (the “Operating Partnership” and/or the “Company”) is a Delaware limited partnership. Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.9% of the common limited partnership interest in, the Operating Partnership at March 31, 2015. All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “the Operating Partnership” refer to Vornado Realty L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. On January 15, 2015, we completed the spin-off of substantially all of our retail segment comprised of 79 strip shopping centers, three malls, a warehouse park and $225,000,000 of cash to Urban Edge Properties (“UE”) (NYSE: UE). As part of this transaction, we retained 5,717,184 UE operating partnership units (5.4% ownership interest). We are providing transition services to UE for an initial period of up to two years, including information technology, human resources, tax and financial reporting. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) the Monmouth Mall, (ii) certain small retail properties that we plan to sell, and (iii) our affiliate, Alexander's, Inc. (NYSE: ALX), Rego Park retail assets. Steven Roth, Chairman of Vornado's Board of Trustees and its Chief Executive Officer is a member of the Board of Trustees of UE. The spin-off distribution was effected by Vornado distributing one UE common share for every two Vornado common shares. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, the historical financial results of UE are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Organization and Business [Abstract]

1. Organization

Vornado Realty L.P. (the “Operating Partnership” and/or the “Company”) is a Delaware limited partnership. Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.9% of the common limited partnership interest in, the Operating Partnership at March 31, 2015. All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “the Operating Partnership” refer to Vornado Realty L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

On January 15, 2015, we completed the spin-off of substantially all of our retail segment comprised of 79 strip shopping centers, three malls, a warehouse park and $225,000,000 of cash to Urban Edge Properties (“UE”) (NYSE: UE). As part of this transaction, we retained 5,717,184 UE operating partnership units (5.4% ownership interest). We are providing transition services to UE for an initial period of up to two years, including information technology, human resources, tax and financial reporting. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) the Monmouth Mall, (ii) certain small retail properties that we plan to sell, and (iii) our affiliate, Alexander's, Inc. (NYSE: ALX), Rego Park retail assets. Steven Roth, Chairman of Vornado's Board of Trustees and its Chief Executive Officer is a member of the Board of Trustees of UE. The spin-off distribution was effected by Vornado distributing one UE common share for every two Vornado common shares. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, the historical financial results of UE are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented.