CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Units	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries	Vornado Realty L.P.	Vornado Realty L.P. Preferred Units	Vornado Realty L.P. Class A Units Owned by Vornado	Vornado Realty L.P. Earnings Less Than Distributions	Vornado Realty L.P. Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Vornado Realty L.P. Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 6,515,238	$ 1,182,459	$ (3,079,320)	$ (17,534)	$ 278,892	$ 6,515,238	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,150,741	$ (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 income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	107,954		107,954			113,730			113,730
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(5,776)					(5,776)			(5,776)
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	12,269				12,269	12,269					12,269
Distributions to Vornado						(203,240)			(203,240)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(31,058)		(31,058)			(31,058)			(31,058)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Class A units redeemed for common shares, shares								42,000
Class A units redeemed for common shares	1,577					1,577		$ 1,577
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan, shares								0
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	7					7		$ 7
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares								12,000
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan	434					434		$ 434
Contributions	4,253				4,253	4,253					4,253
Distributions	(41,428)				(41,428)	(41,428)					(41,428)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares								(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	207		(85)			207		$ 292	(85)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	13,960			13,960		13,960				13,960
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	83,619			83,619		83,619				83,619
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	193,762					193,762		$ 193,762
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	(6,745)			(6,745)		(6,745)				(6,745)
Other, shares								(1,000)
Other	4		(2)		8	4		$ (2)	(2)		8
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022		48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2022	6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	(3,205,751)	73,300	253,994	6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,346,811	(3,205,751)	73,300	253,994
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022								191,775,000
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2022	6,437,970	$ 1,182,459	(3,154,549)	51,776	253,112	6,437,970	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,105,172	(3,154,549)	51,776	253,112
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022								191,743,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	65,947		65,947			69,729			69,729
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(3,782)					(3,782)			(3,782)
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2,590				2,590	2,590					2,590
Distributions to Vornado						(101,624)			(101,624)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)		(15,529)			(15,529)			(15,529)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Class A units redeemed for common shares, shares								26,000
Class A units redeemed for common shares	860					860		$ 860
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares								7,000
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan	222					222		$ 222
Contributions	3,772				3,772	3,772					3,772
Distributions	(5,467)				(5,467)	(5,467)					(5,467)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	146					146		146
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	4,755			4,755		4,755				4,755
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	18,380			18,380		18,380				18,380
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	240,413					240,413		$ 240,413
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	(1,611)			(1,611)		(1,611)				(1,611)
Other, shares								(1,000)
Other	(11)		4		(13)	(11)		$ (2)	4		(13)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022		48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	(3,205,751)	73,300	253,994	6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,346,811	(3,205,751)	73,300	253,994
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022								191,775,000
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022	48,792,902	48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 6,076,380	$ 1,182,459	(3,894,580)	174,967	236,652	6,076,380	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,376,882	(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 income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 82,603		82,603			86,640			86,640
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(4,037)					(4,037)			(4,037)
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	5,311				5,311	5,311					5,311
Distributions to Vornado						(71,950)			(71,950)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(31,058)		(31,058)			(31,058)			(31,058)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Class A units redeemed for common shares, shares								394,000
Class A units redeemed for common shares	5,558					5,558		$ 5,558
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares								6,000
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan	146					146		$ 146
Contributions	22,328				22,328	22,328					22,328
Distributions	(3,811)				(3,811)	(3,811)					(3,811)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares								(1,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	133		(36)			133		$ 169	(36)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado, shares								(1,722,000)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado	(23,250)		(23,181)			(23,250)		$ (69)	(23,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(3,144)			(3,144)		(3,144)				(3,144)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	(19,879)			(19,879)		(19,879)				(19,879)
Unearned 2020 Out-Performance Plan and 2019 Performance AO LTIP awards	20,668					20,668		20,668
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(67,113)			(2,588)		(67,113)		(64,525)		(2,588)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	$ 1,608			2,415	(807)	1,608				2,415	(807)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	(3,938,202)	151,771	259,673	5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,338,829	(3,938,202)	151,771	259,673
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	190,543,866							190,544,000
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 5,932,658	$ 1,182,459	(3,961,392)	95,562	241,026	5,932,658	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,375,003	(3,961,392)	95,562	241,026
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023								191,881,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	61,906		61,906			65,514			65,514
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(3,608)					(3,608)			(3,608)
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	5,995				5,995	5,995					5,995
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)		(15,529)			(15,529)			(15,529)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Class A units redeemed for common shares, shares								385,000
Class A units redeemed for common shares	5,371					5,371		$ 5,371
Contributions	16,200				16,200	16,200					16,200
Distributions	(3,000)				(3,000)	(3,000)					(3,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	79		(6)			79		$ 85	(6)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado, shares								(1,722,000)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado	(23,250)		(23,181)			(23,250)		$ (69)	(23,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	185			185		185				185
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	61,657			61,657		61,657				61,657
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(43,270)			(1,709)		(43,270)		(41,561)		(1,709)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	$ (4,472)			(3,924)	(548)	(4,472)				(3,924)	(548)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ (3,938,202)	$ 151,771	$ 259,673	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,338,829	$ (3,938,202)	$ 151,771	$ 259,673
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	190,543,866							190,544,000