Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
REVENUES:
Property rentals	$ 2,076,586	$ 1,911,487	$ 1,880,405
Tenant expense reimbursements	260,976	245,819	226,831
Cleveland Medical Mart development project	0	0	36,369
Fee and other income	164,705	155,206	155,571
Total revenues	2,502,267	2,312,512	2,299,176
EXPENSES:
Operating	1,011,249	953,611	928,565
Depreciation and amortization	542,952	481,303	461,627
General and administrative	175,307	169,270	177,366
Cleveland Medical Mart development project	0	0	32,210
Acquisition and transaction related costs	12,511	18,435	24,857
Total expenses	1,742,019	1,622,619	1,624,625
Operating income	760,248	689,893	674,551
Income from real estate fund investments	74,081	163,034	102,898
Loss from partially owned entities	(12,630)	(59,861)	(340,882)
Interest and other investment income (loss), net	26,978	38,752	(24,887)
Interest and debt expense	(378,025)	(412,755)	(425,782)
Net gain on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets	251,821	13,568	2,030
Income (loss) before income taxes	722,473	432,631	(12,072)
Income tax benefit (expense)	84,695	(9,281)	8,717
Income (loss) from continuing operations	807,168	423,350	(3,355)
Income from discontinued operations	52,262	585,676	568,095
Net income	859,430	1,009,026	564,740
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
Consolidated subsidiaries	(55,765)	(96,561)	(63,952)
Operating Partnership	(43,231)	(47,613)	(24,817)
Net income attributable to Vornado	760,434	864,852	475,971
Preferred share dividends	(80,578)	(81,464)	(82,807)
Preferred unit and share redemptions	0	0	(1,130)
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders	$ 679,856	$ 783,388	$ 392,034
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net (in dollars per share)	$ 3.35	$ 1.23	$ (0.75)
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.26	2.95	2.85
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.61	$ 4.18	$ 2.10
Weighted average shares outstanding	188,353	187,572	186,941
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net (in dollars per share)	$ 3.33	$ 1.22	$ (0.75)
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.26	2.93	2.84
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.59	$ 4.15	$ 2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding	189,564	188,690	187,709