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 income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	107,954				107,954
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	12,269						12,269
Dividends on common shares	(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)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			42,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	1,577		$ 2	1,575
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	7			7
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares			12,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	434			434
Contributions	4,253						4,253
Distributions	(41,428)						(41,428)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares			(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	207			292	(85)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	13,960					13,960
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	83,619					83,619
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	193,762			193,762
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	(6,745)					(6,745)
Other, shares			(1,000)
Other	4			(2)	(2)		8
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022		48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2022	6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,650	8,339,161	(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
Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2022	6,437,970	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,649	8,097,523	(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
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2,590						2,590
Dividends on common shares	(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)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			26,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	860		$ 1	859
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares			7,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	222			222
Contributions	3,772						3,772
Distributions	(5,467)						(5,467)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	146			146
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	4,755					4,755
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	18,380					18,380
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	240,413			240,413
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	(1,611)					(1,611)
Other	(11)		$ (1)	(2)	4		(13)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022		48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,650	8,339,161	(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
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 income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 82,603				82,603
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	5,311						5,311
Dividends on common shares	(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)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			394,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	5,558		$ 16	5,542
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan, shares			6,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	146			146
Contributions	22,328						22,328
Distributions	(3,811)						(3,811)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options, shares			(1,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	133			169	(36)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado, shares			(1,722,295)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado	(23,250)		$ (69)		(23,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(3,144)					(3,144)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	(19,879)					(19,879)
Unearned 2020 Out-Performance Plan and 2019 Performance AO LTIP awards	20,668			20,668
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(67,113)			(64,525)		(2,588)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	$ 1,608					2,415	(807)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,601	8,331,228	(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
Beginning balance, value at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 5,932,658	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,654	8,367,349	(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
Net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	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)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value, shares			385,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	5,371		$ 16	5,355
Contributions	16,200						16,200
Distributions	(3,000)						(3,000)
Deferred compensation shares/units and options	79			85	(6)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado, shares			(1,722,295)
Repurchase of common shares/Class A units owned by Vornado	(23,250)		$ (69)		(23,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	185					185
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate swaps and other	61,657					61,657
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(43,270)			(41,561)		(1,709)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive loss (income)	$ (4,472)					(3,924)	(548)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,601	$ 8,331,228	$ (3,938,202)	$ 151,771	$ 259,673
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023	190,543,866		190,544,000