Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
REVENUES:
Property rentals	$ 2,103,728	$ 2,076,586	$ 1,911,487
Tenant expense reimbursements	260,667	260,976	245,819
Fee and other income	141,807	164,705	155,206
Total revenues	2,506,202	2,502,267	2,312,512
EXPENSES:
Operating	1,024,336	1,011,249	953,611
Depreciation and amortization	565,059	542,952	481,303
General and administrative	179,279	175,307	169,270
Skyline properties impairment loss	160,700	0	0
Acquisition and transaction related costs	26,037	12,511	18,435
Total expenses	1,955,411	1,742,019	1,622,619
Operating income	550,791	760,248	689,893
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments	(23,602)	74,081	163,034
Income (loss) from partially owned entities	165,389	(12,630)	(59,861)
Interest and other investment income, net	29,546	26,978	38,752
Interest and debt expense	(402,674)	(378,025)	(412,755)
Net gain on extinguishment of Skyline properties debt	487,877	0	0
Net gain on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets	175,735	251,821	13,568
Income before income taxes	983,062	722,473	432,631
Income tax (expense) benefit	(8,312)	84,695	(9,281)
Income from continuing operations	974,750	807,168	423,350
Income from discontinued operations	7,172	52,262	585,676
Net income	981,922	859,430	1,009,026
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
Consolidated subsidiaries	(21,351)	(55,765)	(96,561)
Operating Partnership	(53,654)	(43,231)	(47,613)
Net income attributable to Vornado	906,917	760,434	864,852
Preferred share dividends / Preferred unit distributions	(75,903)	(80,578)	(81,464)
Preferred share / unit issuance cost (Series J redemption)	(7,408)	0	0
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders / Class A unitholders	$ 823,606	$ 679,856	$ 783,388
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE / CLASS A UNIT - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net (in dollars per share)	$ 4.32	$ 3.35	$ 1.23
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.04	0.26	2.95
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.36	$ 3.61	$ 4.18
Weighted average shares outstanding	188,837	188,353	187,572
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE / CLASS A UNIT - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net (in dollars per share)	$ 4.3	$ 3.33	$ 1.22
Income from discontinued operations, net (in dollars per share)	0.04	0.26	2.93
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.34	$ 3.59	$ 4.15
Weighted average shares outstanding	190,173	189,564	188,690
Vornado Realty L.P.
REVENUES:
Property rentals	$ 2,103,728	$ 2,076,586	$ 1,911,487
Tenant expense reimbursements	260,667	260,976	245,819
Fee and other income	141,807	164,705	155,206
Total revenues	2,506,202	2,502,267	2,312,512
EXPENSES:
Operating	1,024,336	1,011,249	953,611
Depreciation and amortization	565,059	542,952	481,303
General and administrative	179,279	175,307	169,270
Skyline properties impairment loss	160,700	0	0
Acquisition and transaction related costs	26,037	12,511	18,435
Total expenses	1,955,411	1,742,019	1,622,619
Operating income	550,791	760,248	689,893
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments	(23,602)	74,081	163,034
Income (loss) from partially owned entities	165,389	(12,630)	(59,861)
Interest and other investment income, net	29,546	26,978	38,752
Interest and debt expense	(402,674)	(378,025)	(412,755)
Net gain on extinguishment of Skyline properties debt	487,877	0	0
Net gain on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets	175,735	251,821	13,568
Income before income taxes	983,062	722,473	432,631
Income tax (expense) benefit	(8,312)	84,695	(9,281)
Income from continuing operations	974,750	807,168	423,350
Income from discontinued operations	7,172	52,262	585,676
Net income	981,922	859,430	1,009,026
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
Consolidated subsidiaries	(21,351)	(55,765)	(96,561)
Operating Partnership	(53,654)	(43,231)	(47,613)
Net income attributable to Vornado	960,571	803,665	912,465
Preferred share dividends / Preferred unit distributions	(76,097)	(80,736)	(81,514)
Preferred share / unit issuance cost (Series J redemption)	(7,408)	0	0
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders / Class A unitholders	$ 877,066	$ 722,929	$ 830,951
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE / CLASS A UNIT - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net	$ 4.32	$ 3.35	$ 1.22
Income from discontinued operations, net	0.04	0.26	2.95
Net income per Class A unit	$ 4.36	$ 3.61	$ 4.17
Weighted average units outstanding	200,350	199,309	198,213
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE / CLASS A UNIT - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net	$ 4.29	$ 3.31	$ 1.21
Income from discontinued operations, net	0.03	0.26	2.93
Net income per Class A unit	$ 4.32	$ 3.57	$ 4.14
Weighted average units outstanding	202,017	201,158	199,813