Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Per Share [Abstract]

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

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)			For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
	Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests	$	186,833	$	74,066	$	461,996	$	219,600
	Income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests		32,401		77,458		47,331		111,649
	Net income attributable to Vornado			219,234		151,524		509,327		331,249
	Preferred share dividends			(20,364)		(20,365)		(60,213)		(61,099)
	Net income attributable to common shareholders			198,870		131,159		449,114		270,150
	Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities			(18)		(19)		(56)		(70)
	Numerator for basic income per share			198,852		131,140		449,058		270,080
	Impact of assumed conversions:
		Convertible preferred share dividends		23		23		69		49
		Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units		-		-		628		-
	Numerator for diluted income per share		$	198,875	$	131,163	$	449,755	$	270,129
Denominator:
	Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares			188,504		187,671		188,291		187,503
	Effect of dilutive securities(1):
		Employee stock options and restricted share awards		1,032		1,099		1,187		1,046
		Convertible preferred shares		45		42		46		43
		Out-Performance Plan units		-		-		265		-
	Denominator for diluted income per share – weighted average
		shares and assumed conversions		189,581		188,812		189,789		188,592
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.88	$	0.29	$	2.13	$	0.84
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.17		0.41		0.25		0.60
	Net income per common share		$	1.05	$	0.70	$	2.38	$	1.44
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.88	$	0.28	$	2.12	$	0.84
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.17		0.41		0.25		0.59
	Net income per common share		$	1.05	$	0.69	$	2.37	$	1.43
(1)	The effect of dilutive securities for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 excludes an aggregate of 11,871 and 11,245 weighted average common share equivalents, respectively, and 11,341 and 11,257 weighted average common share equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.