Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Schedule Of Preferred Units

(Amounts in thousands, except share/unit and								Per		Annual
per share/per unit amounts)		Balance as of				Shares/Units Outstanding at		Share/Unit		Dividend/
		December 31,				December 31,		Liquidation		Distribution
Preferred Shares/Units		2016		2015		2016	2015	Preference		Rate(1)
Convertible Preferred:
	6.5% Series A: authorized 83,977 shares/units(2)	$	1,264	$	1,321	24,829	26,629	$	50.00	$	3.25
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred:
	6.625% Series G: authorized 8,000,000 shares/units(3)		193,135		193,135	8,000,000	8,000,000	$	25.00	$	1.65625
	6.625% Series I: authorized 10,800,000 shares/units(3)		262,379		262,379	10,800,000	10,800,000	$	25.00	$	1.65625
	6.875% Series J: authorized 9,850,000 shares/units		-		238,842	-	9,850,000		n/a		n/a
	5.70% Series K: authorized 12,000,000 shares/units(3)		290,971		290,971	12,000,000	12,000,000	$	25.00	$	1.425
	5.40% Series L: authorized 12,000,000 shares/units(3)		290,306		290,306	12,000,000	12,000,000	$	25.00	$	1.35
		$	1,038,055	$	1,276,954	42,824,829	52,676,629
(1)	Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on preferred units are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears.
(2)	Redeemable at the option of Vornado under certain circumstances, at a redemption price of 1.5934 common shares/Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption, or convertible at any time at the option of the holder for 1.5934 common shares/Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit.
(3)	Redeemable at Vornado's option at a redemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption.

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Amounts in thousands)	For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
			Securities		Pro rata share of		Interest
			available-		nonconsolidated		rate
	Total		for-sale		subsidiaries' OCI		swap		Other
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	46,921	$	78,448	$	(9,319)	$	(19,368)	$	(2,840)
Net current period OCI		72,051		52,057		(2,739)		27,434		(4,701)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	118,972	$	130,505	$	(12,058)	$	8,066	$	(7,541)