Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 20,697	$ 42,007
Preferred share dividends / unit distributions	(15,529)	(15,529)
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders / Class A unitholders	5,168	26,478
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities	$ (1)	$ (5)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per share - weighted average shares (in shares)	191,869	191,724
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	191,881	192,038
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:
Net income per common share(in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.14
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:
Net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.14
Share-based payment awards
Denominator:
Effect of dilutive securities	12	314
Vornado Realty L.P.
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 21,126	$ 44,001
Preferred share dividends / unit distributions	(15,558)	(15,558)
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders / Class A unitholders	5,568	28,443
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities	$ (340)	$ (639)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per Class A unit - weighted average units and assumed conversions	205,802	205,141
Weighted average units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	205,814	205,896
Income from continuing operations, net
Net income per Class A unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.03	$ 0.14
Income from continuing operations, net
Net income per Class A unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.03	$ 0.14
Vornado Realty L.P. | Share-based payment awards
Denominator:
Effect of dilutive securities	12	755