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, 2023		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								190,391,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado	6,495		6,495			5,709			5,709
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	786					786			786
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(4,495)				(4,495)	(4,495)					(4,495)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 10 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,529)		(15,529)			(15,529)			(15,529)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								93,000
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	2,489					2,489		$ 2,489
Contributions	270				270	270					270
Distributions	(78)				(78)	(78)					(78)
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(542)			(542)		(542)				(542)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	48,209			48,209		48,209				48,209
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(4,375)			(22)		(4,375)		$ (4,353)		(22)
Operating Partnership	(3,682)			(3,682)		(3,682)				(3,682)
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			(3,162)	3,162	0				(3,162)	3,162
Other (in shares)								(1,000)
Other	120		(25)		0	120		$ 145	(25)		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024		48,793,000					48,793,000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2024	$ 5,734,168	$ 1,182,459	(4,018,454)	105,916	195,081	5,734,168	$ 1,182,459	$ 8,269,166	(4,018,454)	105,916	195,081
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024								190,483,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024	48,789,180	48,789,000					48,789,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 5,337,211	$ 1,182,364	(4,142,249)	57,700	178,969	5,337,211	$ 1,182,364	$ 8,060,427	(4,142,249)	57,700	178,969
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024	190,846,580							190,847,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income attributable to Vornado	$ 102,368		102,368			110,257			110,257
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(7,889)					(7,889)			(7,889)
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(3,001)				(3,001)	(3,001)					(3,001)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 10 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,526)		(15,526)			(15,526)			(15,526)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value (in shares)								1,101,000
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value	45,151					45,151		$ 45,151
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan						36	$ 0	$ 36
Contributions	53				53	53					53
Distributions	(9)				(9)	(9)					(9)
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(7,583)			(7,583)		(7,583)				(7,583)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	(26,062)			(26,062)		(26,062)				(26,062)
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	54,535			(36)		54,535		54,571		(36)
Operating Partnership	2,777			2,777		2,777				2,777
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			187	(187)	0				187	(187)
Other	$ 19		(8)	1	26	19			(8)	1	26
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025	48,789,180	48,789,000					48,789,000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2025	$ 5,489,969	$ 1,182,364	$ (4,055,415)	$ 26,984	$ 175,851	$ 5,489,969	$ 1,182,364	$ 8,160,185	$ (4,055,415)	$ 26,984	$ 175,851
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025	191,949,153							191,949,000