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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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The book value of investments in real estate joint ventures including direct and indirect investments.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Joint Venture, Percent Funded

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Lessor, Operating Lease, Lease Termination Payment

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Real Estate Basis Difference, Carrying Amount

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Real Estate Investment, Option to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture, Percentage

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Real Estate Investment, Purchase Option

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Real Estate Investment, Put Option Closing Period

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Real Estate Property, Initial Annual Net Rent

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350 Park Avenue (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
350 Park Avenue (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Jun. 20, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2023 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Additions to real estate			$ 211,899	$ 159,796	$ 149,461
Vornado and Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership interest		40.00%
Vornado and Rudin \| Vornado
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership interest		36.00%
Vornado and Rudin \| Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership interest		4.00%
Vornado and Rudin \| Rudin \| Preferred Shares
Real Estate [Line Items]
Aggregate of preferred equity interests		$ 250,000
KG
Real Estate [Line Items]
Ownership interest		60.00%
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC \| New York City Metropolitan Area
Real Estate [Line Items]
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²		850
Lease term		15 years
The Site
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate basis difference, carrying amount		$ 1,200,000
The Site \| Vornado
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate basis difference, carrying amount		900,000
The Site \| Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate basis difference, carrying amount		$ 300,000
The Site \| Vornado and Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²		1,700
Exercise of option to purchase		$ 1,400,000
The Site \| Vornado and Rudin \| KG
Real Estate [Line Items]
Option to acquire interest in joint venture, percentage		60.00%
The Site \| Vornado and Rudin \| Vornado
Real Estate [Line Items]
Exercise of option to purchase		$ 1,085,000
The Site \| Vornado and Rudin \| Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Exercise of option to purchase		$ 315,000
39 East 51st Street \| Vornado and Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Joint venture funding percent	50.00%
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC \| 350 Park Avenue Office Building
Real Estate [Line Items]
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²		585
Term of contract		10 years
Initial annual net rent		$ 36,000
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC \| 40 East 52nd Street
Real Estate [Line Items]
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²		390
KG \| The Site
Real Estate [Line Items]
Exercise of option to purchase		$ 1,200,000
Put option closing period		10 years
Termination payment		$ 200,000
KG \| The Site \| Vornado
Real Estate [Line Items]
Exercise of option to purchase		900,000
KG \| The Site \| Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Exercise of option to purchase		$ 300,000
Rudin Management Co, Inc. \| 39 East 51st Street \| Vornado and Rudin
Real Estate [Line Items]
Additions to real estate	$ 40,000
Joint venture funding percent	50.00%