Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
REVENUES:
Property rentals	$ 519,492	$ 500,274
Tenant expense reimbursements	59,575	66,921
Fee and other income	33,970	39,607
Total revenues	613,037	606,802
EXPENSES:
Operating	256,349	254,493
Depreciation and amortization	142,957	124,122
General and administrative	48,704	58,492
Impairment loss and acquisition and transaction related costs	165,307	1,981
Total expenses	613,317	439,088
Operating (loss) income	(280)	167,714
Loss from partially owned entities	(4,240)	(2,405)
Income from real estate fund investments	11,284	24,089
Interest and other investment income, net	3,518	10,792
Interest and debt expense	(100,489)	(91,674)
Net gain on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets	714	1,860
(Loss) income before income taxes	(89,493)	110,038
Income tax expense	(2,831)	(971)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(92,324)	109,067
Income from discontinued operations	716	16,179
Net (loss) income	(91,608)	125,246
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(9,678)	(15,882)
Net (loss) income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.	(101,286)	109,364
Preferred unit distributions	(20,412)	(19,496)
NET (LOSS) INCOME attributable to Class A unitholders	$ (121,698)	$ 89,868
(LOSS) INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - BASIC:
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.37
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per unit)	0	0.08
Net (loss) income per Class A unit (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.45
Weighted average shares outstanding	200,072	198,675
(LOSS) INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - DILUTED:
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.36
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per unit)	0	0.08
Net (loss) income per Class A unit (in dollars per unit)	$ (0.61)	$ 0.44
Weighted average shares outstanding	200,072	200,749
DISTRIBUTIONS PER CLASS A UNIT (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.63
Continuing Operations [Member]
EXPENSES:
Loss from partially owned entities	$ (4,240)	$ (2,743)