CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Shares	Common Shares	Additional Capital	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		48,793,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 6,515,238	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,648	$ 8,143,093	$ (3,079,320)	$ (17,534)	$ 278,892
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			191,724,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	131,252				131,252
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	13,236						13,236
Dividends on common shares	(304,896)				(304,896)
Dividends on preferred shares / Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for dividends per share and distributions per unit amounts)	(46,587)				(46,587)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)			76,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	2,569		$ 3	2,566
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan	7			7
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)			19,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	655			655
Contributions	4,903						4,903
Distributions	(45,976)						(45,976)
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)			(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	362			447	(85)
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	19,084					19,084
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	200,838					200,838
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	215,619			215,619
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income	(15,044)					(17,210)	2,166
Other	14		$ 1		6		7
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	6,691,274	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,652	8,362,387	(3,299,630)	185,178	253,228
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022			191,817,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		48,793,000
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2022	6,650,813	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,650	8,339,161	(3,205,751)	73,300	253,994
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022			191,775,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	23,298				23,298
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	967						967
Dividends on common shares	(101,656)				(101,656)
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
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)			34,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	992		$ 1	991
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)			7,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	221			221
Contributions	650						650
Distributions	(4,548)						(4,548)
Deferred compensation shares and options	155			155
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	5,124					5,124
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	117,219					117,219
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	21,857			21,857
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income	(8,299)					(10,465)	2,166
Other (in shares)			1,000
Other	10		$ 1	2	8		(1)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 6,691,274	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,652	8,362,387	(3,299,630)	185,178	253,228
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022			191,817,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	48,792,902	48,793,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 6,076,380	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,654	8,369,228	(3,894,580)	174,967	236,652
Beginning balance (in 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.	$ 150,978				150,978
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2,961						2,961
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)	(46,587)				(46,587)
Common shares issued: / Class A Units issued to Vornado
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)			475,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	7,173		$ 19	7,154
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)			6,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	146			146
Contributions	22,534						22,534
Distributions	(3,831)						(3,831)
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)			(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	218			243	(25)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(2,024,000)
Repurchase of common shares	(29,183)		$ (81)		(29,102)
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(4,534)					(4,534)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	2,433					2,433
Unearned 2020 Out-Performance Plan and 2019 Performance AO LTIP awards	20,668			20,668
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(58,159)			(55,629)		(2,530)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income	$ (26)					(154)	128
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,592	8,341,810	(3,891,266)	170,182	258,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	190,321,756		190,322,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		48,793,000
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2023	$ 5,994,530	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,601	8,331,228	(3,938,202)	151,771	259,673
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023			190,544,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	68,375				68,375
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(2,350)						(2,350)
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
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)			81,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	1,615		$ 3	1,612
Contributions	206						206
Distributions	(20)						(20)
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)			(1,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	85			74	11
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(302,000)
Repurchase of common shares	(5,933)		$ (12)		(5,921)
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(1,390)					(1,390)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	22,312					22,312
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	8,954			8,896		58
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income	$ (1,634)					(2,569)	935
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	$ 7,592	$ 8,341,810	$ (3,891,266)	$ 170,182	$ 258,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	190,321,756		190,322,000