Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (VNO) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Real estate fund investments	Other	Series O Preferred Stock	Series K Preferred Stock	Series N Preferred Stock	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Preferred Shares	Preferred Shares Series O Preferred Stock	Preferred Shares Series K Preferred Stock	Preferred Shares Series N Preferred Stock	Common Shares	Additional Capital	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Earnings Less Than Distributions Series K Preferred Stock	Earnings Less Than Distributions Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Non- controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries	Non- controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries Real estate fund investments	Non- controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries Other
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019								36,796,000
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 7,310,978						$ (16,064)	$ 891,214				$ 7,618	$ 7,827,697	$ (1,954,266)		$ (16,064)	$ (40,233)	$ 578,948
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019												190,986,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	(297,005)													(297,005)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(140,438)																	(140,438)
Dividends on common shares	(454,939)													(454,939)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(51,739)													(51,739)
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units issuance, shares											12,000,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units issuance						$ 291,182					$ 291,182
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, shares												236,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	9,266											$ 9	9,257
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan, shares												69,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	3,517											$ 3	3,514
Under dividend reinvestment plan, shares												47,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	2,345											$ 2	2,343
Contributions
Contributions		$ 3,389	$ 4,305																$ 3,389	$ 4,305
Distributions:
Distributions			$ (33,007)																	$ (33,007)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares / Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units, shares								(3,000)				4,000
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares / Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units, value	0							$ (57)					57
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, shares												13,000
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, value	1,169											$ 1	1,305	(137)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(14,342)																(14,342)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	(29,972)																(29,972)
Unearned Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration	10,824												10,824
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	344,043												344,043
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments	2,914																2,914
Other	1,729												(6,533)	(32)			6,534	1,760
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020								48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2020	6,948,155							$ 1,182,339				$ 7,633	8,192,507	(2,774,182)			(75,099)	414,957
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020												191,355,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	175,999													175,999
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	20,826																	20,826
Dividends on common shares	(406,109)													(406,109)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(65,880)													(65,880)
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units issuance, shares									12,000,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units issuance				$ 291,153					$ 291,153
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, shares												350,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	14,576											$ 14	14,562
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan, shares												1,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	22												22
Under dividend reinvestment plan, shares												21,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	877											$ 1	876
Contributions
Contributions	4,052																	4,052
Distributions:
Distributions	(160,975)																	(160,975)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares / Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units, shares												1,000
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares / Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units, value	0							(13)					13
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, shares												(4,000)
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, value	792												906	(114)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	10,275																10,275
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	51,337																51,337
Unearned Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration	10,283												10,283
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(76,073)												(76,073)
Series K cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units called for redemption, shares										(12,000,000)
Series K cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units called for redemption					$ (300,000)					$ (290,967)					$ (9,033)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments	(4,048)																(4,048)
Other	$ (24)							$ (53)					(3)	(1)			1	32
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021	48,792,902							48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 6,515,238							$ 1,182,459				$ 7,648	8,143,093	(3,079,320)			(17,534)	278,892
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021	191,723,608											191,724,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ (346,499)													(346,499)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	3,931																	3,931
Dividends on common shares	(406,562)													(406,562)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(62,116)													(62,116)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, shares												117,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	3,524											$ 5	3,519
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	7												7
Under dividend reinvestment plan, shares												28,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	878											$ 1	877
Contributions
Contributions	5,609																	5,609
Distributions:
Distributions	(54,388)																	(54,388)
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, shares												(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares / units and options, value	503												588	(85)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	18,874																18,874
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	190,494																190,494
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	221,145												221,145
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments	(14,250)																(16,866)	2,616
Other	$ (8)												(1)	2			(1)	(8)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	48,792,902							48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 6,076,380							$ 1,182,459				$ 7,654	$ 8,369,228	$ (3,894,580)			$ 174,967	$ 236,652
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	191,866,880											191,867,000