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Partners' Capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Partner's Capital [Abstract]

Schedule Of Preferred Units [Table Text Block]

(Amounts in thousands, except unit and			Balance as of						Units Outstanding at				Per Unit			Annual
per unit amounts)			December 31,						December 31,				Liquidation			Distribution
Preferred Units			2015			2014			2015		2014		Preference			Rate⁽¹⁾
Convertible Preferred:
	6.5% Series A: authorized 83,977 units⁽²⁾		$	1,321		$	1,393		26,629		28,939		$	50.00		$	3.25
Cumulative Redeemable:
	6.625% Series G: authorized 8,000,000 units⁽³⁾			193,135			193,135		8,000,000		8,000,000		$	25.00		$	1.65625
	6.625% Series I: authorized 10,800,000 units⁽³⁾			262,379			262,379		10,800,000		10,800,000		$	25.00		$	1.65625
	6.875% Series J: authorized 9,850,000 units⁽³⁾			238,842			238,842		9,850,000		9,850,000		$	25.00		$	1.71875
	5.70% Series K: authorized 12,000,000 units⁽³⁾			290,971			290,971		12,000,000		12,000,000		$	25.00		$	1.425
	5.40% Series L: authorized 12,000,000 units⁽³⁾			290,306			290,306		12,000,000		12,000,000		$	25.00		$	1.35
			$	1,276,954		$	1,277,026		52,676,629		52,678,939


(1)	Distributions on preferred units are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears.
(2)	Redeemable at the option of Vornado under certain circumstances, at a redemption price of 1.5934 and 1.4334 Class A units per Series A Preferred unit plus accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption, or convertible at any time at the option of the holder for 1.5934 and 1.4334 Class A units per Series A Preferred unit, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(3)	Redeemable at Vornado's option at a redemption price of $25.00 per unit, plus accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption.

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

(Amounts in thousands)				For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
							Securities			Pro rata share of			Interest
							available-			nonconsolidated			rate
				Total			for-sale			subsidiaries' OCI			swap			Other
Balance as of December 31, 2014				$	93,267		$	133,774		$	(8,992)		$	(25,803)		$	(5,712)
Net current period OCI					(46,346)			(55,326)			(327)			6,435			2,872
Balance as of December 31, 2015				$	46,921		$	78,448		$	(9,319)		$	(19,368)		$	(2,840)