CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Shares	Common Shares	Additional Capital	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021		48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 6,515,238	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,648	$ 8,143,093	$ (3,079,320)	$ (17,534)	$ 278,892
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021			191,724,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	42,007				42,007
Net (loss) income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	9,679						9,679
Dividends on common shares	(101,616)				(101,616)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)				(15,529)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			16,000
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	717		$ 1	716
Under employees' share option plan	7			7
Under dividend reinvestment plan, shares			5,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	212			212
Contributions
Contributions	481						481
Distributions
Distributions	(35,961)						(35,961)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares			(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	61			146	(85)
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	9,205					9,205
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	65,239					65,239
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(46,651)			(46,651)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive (loss) income	(5,134)					(5,134)
Other	15				(6)		21
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022		48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 6,437,970	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,649	8,097,523	(3,154,549)	51,776	253,112
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022			191,743,000
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	48,792,902	48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 6,076,380	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,654	8,369,228	(3,894,580)	174,967	236,652
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	191,866,880		191,867,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 20,697				20,697
Net (loss) income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(684)						(684)
Dividends on common shares	(71,950)				(71,950)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)				(15,529)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			9,000
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	187			187
Under dividend reinvestment plan, shares			6,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	146			146
Contributions
Contributions	6,128						6,128
Distributions
Distributions	(811)						(811)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares			(1,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	54			84	(30)
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(3,329)					(3,329)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	(81,536)					(81,536)
Unearned 2020 Out-Performance Plan and 2019 Performance AO LTIP awards	20,668			20,668
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(23,843)			(22,964)		(879)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive (loss) income	$ 6,080					6,339	(259)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 5,932,658	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,654	$ 8,367,349	$ (3,961,392)	$ 95,562	$ 241,026
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023	191,880,615		191,881,000