Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 shares
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VORNADO REALTY TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	0000899689
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	189,343,482
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Trading Symbol	vno
Vornado Realty L.P.
Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VORNADO REALTY LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001040765
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	0
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes