Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) - Parenthetical (Unaudited) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Common shares/units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.66
Vornado Realty L.P.
Common shares/units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.66

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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