CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	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 (Loss)	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 (loss) attributable to Vornado	53,658		53,658			54,382			54,382
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(724)					(724)			(724)
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(16,272)				(16,272)	(16,272)					(16,272)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for distributions per unit amounts)	(46,586)		(46,586)			(46,586)			(46,586)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares (in shares)								258,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares	7,819					7,819		$ 7,819
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and 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 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	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		48,793,000					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								190,649,000
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) attributable to Vornado	(3,626)		(3,626)			(5,316)			(5,316)
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	1,690					1,690			1,690
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(6,290)				(6,290)	(6,290)					(6,290)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,528)		(15,528)			(15,528)			(15,528)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares (in shares)								143,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares	4,779					4,779		$ 4,779
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and 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 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	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		48,793,000					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								190,649,000
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 (loss) attributable to Vornado	$ 888,828		888,828			962,616			962,616
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(73,788)					(73,788)			(73,788)
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(8,131)				(8,131)	(8,131)					(8,131)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for distributions per unit amounts)	(46,578)		(46,578)			(46,578)			(46,578)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares (in shares)								1,207,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares	49,129					49,129		$ 49,129
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares (in shares)								1,000
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares						42		$ 42
Contributions	673				673	673					673
Distributions	(188)				(188)	(188)					(188)
Other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(11,121)			(11,121)		(11,121)				(11,121)
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	(48,183)			(48,183)		(48,183)				(48,183)
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	70,160			(31)		70,160		70,191		(31)
Operating Partnership	4,780			4,780		4,780				4,780
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			827	(827)	0				827	(827)
Other	$ (296)		(2)	1	(294)	(296)		(1)	(2)	1	(294)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2025	48,789,180	48,789,000					48,789,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2025	$ 6,236,326	$ 1,182,364	(3,300,001)	3,973	170,202	6,236,326	$ 1,182,364	$ 8,179,788	(3,300,001)	3,973	170,202
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2025	192,054,832							192,055,000
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2025		48,789,000					48,789,000
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2025	$ 6,263,961	$ 1,182,364	(3,311,586)	9,857	171,863	6,263,961	$ 1,182,364	$ 8,211,463	(3,311,586)	9,857	171,863
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2025								192,041,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado	27,115		27,115			28,151			28,151
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units	(1,036)					(1,036)			(1,036)
Net loss attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(1,143)				(1,143)	(1,143)					(1,143)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note 12 for distributions per unit amounts)	(15,526)		(15,526)			(15,526)			(15,526)
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares (in shares)								14,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value and Class A units redeemed for common shares	551					551		$ 551
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan and Conversion of Series A preferred units to common shares						6		6
Distributions	(2)				(2)	(2)					(2)
Other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	130			130		130				130
Change in fair value of consolidated interest rate hedges and other	(7,041)			(7,041)		(7,041)				(7,041)
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(32,228)			3		(32,228)		(32,231)		3
Operating Partnership	509			509		509				509
Consolidated subsidiaries	0			516	(516)	0				516	(516)
Other	$ (6)		(4)	(1)		(6)		(1)	(4)	(1)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2025	48,789,180	48,789,000					48,789,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2025	$ 6,236,326	$ 1,182,364	$ (3,300,001)	$ 3,973	$ 170,202	$ 6,236,326	$ 1,182,364	$ 8,179,788	$ (3,300,001)	$ 3,973	$ 170,202
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2025	192,054,832							192,055,000