Income Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

			For the Three Months
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)			Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
Numerator:
	Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests	$	89,166	$	74,743
	Income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests		14,911		7,974
	Net income attributable to Vornado			104,077		82,717
	Preferred share dividends			(19,484)		(20,368)
	Net income attributable to common shareholders			84,593		62,349
	Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities			(19)		(30)
	Numerator for diluted income per share		$	84,574	$	62,319
Denominator:
	Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares			187,999		187,307
	Effect of dilutive securities(1):
		Employee stock options and restricted share awards		1,337		933
	Denominator for diluted income per share – weighted average
		shares and assumed conversions		189,336		188,240
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.37	$	0.29
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.08		0.04
	Net income per common share		$	0.45	$	0.33
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.37	$	0.29
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.08		0.04
	Net income per common share		$	0.45	$	0.33
(1)		The effect of dilutive securities in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 excludes an aggregate of 11,488 and 11,326 weighted average common share equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.