CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries	Vornado Realty L.P.	Vornado Realty L.P. Preferred Stock	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 Income	Vornado Realty L.P. Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance 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 (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022								191,867,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	150,978		150,978			159,751			159,751
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable partnership units	(8,773)					(8,773)			(8,773)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2,961				2,961	2,961					2,961
Distributions to Vornado						(71,950)			(71,950)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for distributions per unit amounts)	(46,587)		(46,587)			(46,587)			(46,587)
Class A units issued to Vornado:
Class A units redeemed for common shares/ Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								475,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value / Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	7,173					7,173		$ 7,173
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)								6,000
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan	146					146		$ 146
Contributions	22,534				22,534	22,534					22,534
Distributions	(3,831)				(3,831)	(3,831)					(3,831)
Repurchase of common shares / Repurchase of Class A units owned (in shares)								(2,024,000)
Repurchase of common shares / Repurchase of Class A units owned	(29,183)		(29,102)			(29,183)		$ (81)	(29,102)
Deferred compensation units and options (in shares)								(2,000)
Deferred compensation units and options	218		(25)			218		$ 243	(25)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(4,534)			(4,534)		(4,534)				(4,534)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	2,433			2,433		2,433				2,433
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(58,159)			(2,530)		(58,159)		(55,629)		(2,530)
Unearned 2020 Out-Performance Plan and 2019 Performance AO LTIP awards	20,668					20,668		20,668
Operating Partnership / Redeemable partnership units	(26)			(26)		(26)				(26)
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			(128)	128	0				(128)	128
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023		48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	(3,891,266)	170,182	258,444	6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,349,402	(3,891,266)	170,182	258,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023								190,322,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance 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
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023								190,544,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	68,375		68,375			73,111			73,111
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable partnership units	(4,736)					(4,736)			(4,736)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(2,350)				(2,350)	(2,350)					(2,350)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)		(15,529)			(15,529)			(15,529)
Class A units issued to Vornado:
Class A units redeemed for common shares/ Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								81,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value / Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	1,615					1,615		$ 1,615
Contributions	206				206	206					206
Distributions	(20)				(20)	(20)					(20)
Repurchase of common shares / Repurchase of Class A units owned (in shares)								(302,000)
Repurchase of common shares / Repurchase of Class A units owned	(5,933)		(5,921)			(5,933)		$ (12)	(5,921)
Deferred compensation units and options (in shares)								(1,000)
Deferred compensation units and options	85		11			85		$ 74	11
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(1,390)			(1,390)		(1,390)				(1,390)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	22,312			22,312		22,312				22,312
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	8,954			58		8,954		8,896		58
Operating Partnership / Redeemable partnership units	(1,634)			(1,634)		(1,634)				(1,634)
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			(935)	935	0				(935)	935
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023		48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	(3,891,266)	170,182	258,444	6,069,221	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,349,402	(3,891,266)	170,182	258,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023								190,322,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	48,792,902	48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 5,705,286	$ 1,182,459	(4,009,395)	65,115	196,222	5,705,286	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,270,885	(4,009,395)	65,115	196,222
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	190,390,703							190,391,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	$ 53,658		53,658			54,382			54,382
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable partnership units	(724)					(724)			(724)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(16,272)				(16,272)	(16,272)					(16,272)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for distributions per unit amounts)	(46,586)		(46,586)			(46,586)			(46,586)
Class A units issued to Vornado:
Class A units redeemed for common shares/ Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								258,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value / Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	7,819					7,819		$ 7,819
Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares	0	$ 10				0	$ (10)	$ 10
Contributions	1,851				1,851	1,851					1,851
Distributions	(1,183)				(1,183)	(1,183)					(1,183)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(21,215)			(21,215)		(21,215)				(21,215)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	(49,539)			(49,539)		(49,539)				(49,539)
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(180,547)			(16)		(180,547)		$ (180,531)		(16)
Operating Partnership / Redeemable partnership units	5,872			5,872		5,872				5,872
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			(695)	695	0				(695)	695
Other (in shares)								(1,000)
Other	$ 126		(22)		3	126		$ 145	(22)		3
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024	48,792,504	48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2024	$ 5,459,270	$ 1,182,449	(4,002,345)	(478)	181,316	5,459,270	$ 1,182,449	$ 8,098,328	(4,002,345)	(478)	181,316
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024	190,649,061							190,649,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2024		48,793,000					48,793,000
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2024	$ 5,817,999	$ 1,182,459	(3,983,194)	104,779	191,699	5,817,999	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,322,256	(3,983,194)	104,779	191,699
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2024								190,505,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(3,626)		(3,626)			(5,316)			(5,316)
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable partnership units	1,690					1,690			1,690
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(6,290)				(6,290)	(6,290)					(6,290)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 11 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,528)		(15,528)			(15,528)			(15,528)
Class A units issued to Vornado:
Class A units redeemed for common shares/ Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								143,000
Common shares issued upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value / Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	4,779					4,779		$ 4,779
Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares	0	$ 10				0	$ (10)	$ 10
Contributions	93				93	93					93
Distributions	(998)				(998)	(998)					(998)
Other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(18,988)			(18,988)		(18,988)				(18,988)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	(98,940)			(98,940)		(98,940)				(98,940)
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(228,690)			27		(228,690)		(228,717)		27
Operating Partnership / Redeemable partnership units	9,454			9,454		9,454				9,454
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			3,190	(3,190)	0				3,190	(3,190)
Other	$ 5		3		2	5			3		2
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024	48,792,504	48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2024	$ 5,459,270	$ 1,182,449	$ (4,002,345)	$ (478)	$ 181,316	$ 5,459,270	$ 1,182,449	$ 8,098,328	$ (4,002,345)	$ (478)	$ 181,316
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024	190,649,061							190,649,000