Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit - Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average common share / class A unit equivalents of excluded dilutive securities due to anti-dilutive effect (in shares)	14,883	15,572	15,005	15,697
Vornado Realty L.P.
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share
Weighted average common share / class A unit equivalents of excluded dilutive securities due to anti-dilutive effect (in shares)	940	1,681	720	1,822

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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