Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Table Text Block]

			For the Three Months				For the Nine Months
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)			Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
	Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests	$	96,725	$	82,959	$	273,015	$	243,857
	Income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests		54,799		20,415		58,234		280,633
	Net income attributable to Vornado			151,524		103,374		331,249		524,490
	Preferred share dividends			(20,365)		(20,369)		(61,099)		(62,439)
	Preferred unit and share redemptions			-		-		-		(1,130)
	Net income attributable to common shareholders			131,159		83,005		270,150		460,921
	Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities			(19)		(24)		(70)		(97)
	Numerator for basic income per share			131,140		82,981		270,080		460,824
	Impact of assumed conversions:
		Convertible preferred share dividends		23		-		49		54
	Numerator for diluted income per share		$	131,163	$	82,981	$	270,129	$	460,878
Denominator:
	Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares			187,671		186,969		187,503		186,885
	Effect of dilutive securities(1):
		Employee stock options and restricted share awards		1,099		755		1,046		746
		Convertible preferred shares		42		-		43		48
	Denominator for diluted income per share – weighted average
		shares and assumed conversions		188,812		187,724		188,592		187,679
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.41	$	0.33	$	1.13	$	0.97
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.29		0.11		0.31		1.50
	Net income per common share		$	0.70	$	0.44	$	1.44	$	2.47
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.40	$	0.33	$	1.12	$	0.96
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.29		0.11		0.31		1.50
	Net income per common share		$	0.69	$	0.44	$	1.43	$	2.46
(1)		The effect of dilutive securities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 excludes an aggregate of 11,245 and 12,002 weighted average common share equivalents, respectively, and 11,257 and 11,890 weighted average common share equivalents in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.