Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (VNO) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Series O Preferred Stock	Series K Preferred Stock	Preferred Shares	Preferred Shares Series O Preferred Stock	Preferred Shares Series K Preferred Stock	Common Shares	Additional Capital	Earnings Less Than Distributions	Earnings Less Than Distributions Series K Preferred Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Non- controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020				48,793,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 6,948,155			$ 1,182,339			$ 7,633	$ 8,192,507	$ (2,774,182)		$ (75,099)	$ 414,957
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							191,355,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	175,999								175,999
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	20,826											20,826
Dividends on common shares	(406,109)								(406,109)
Dividends/distributions on preferred shares/units (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(65,880)								(65,880)
Series O cumulative redeemable preferred shares issuance (in shares)					12,000,000
Series O cumulative redeemable preferred shares issuance		$ 291,153			$ 291,153
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, (in shares)							350,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	14,576						$ 14	14,562
Under employees' share option plan (in shares)							1,000
Under employees' share option plan	22							22
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)							21,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	877						$ 1	876
Contributions	4,052											4,052
Distributions	(160,975)											(160,975)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares (in shares)							1,000
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares	0			(13)				13
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)							(4,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	792							906	(114)
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	10,275										10,275
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	51,337										51,337
Unearned Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration	10,283							10,283
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(76,073)							(76,073)
Series K cumulative redeemable preferred shares called for redemption (in shares)						(12,000,000)
Series K cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units called for redemption			$ (300,000)			$ (290,967)				$ (9,033)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,048)										(4,048)
Other	(24)			$ (53)				(3)	(1)		1	32
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				48,793,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	6,515,238			$ 1,182,459			$ 7,648	8,143,093	(3,079,320)		(17,534)	278,892
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021							191,724,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	(346,499)								(346,499)
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	3,931											3,931
Dividends on common shares	(406,562)								(406,562)
Dividends/distributions on preferred shares/units (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(62,116)								(62,116)
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, (in shares)							117,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	3,524						$ 5	3,519
Under employees' share option plan	7							7
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)							28,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	878						$ 1	877
Contributions	5,609											5,609
Distributions	(54,388)											(54,388)
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)							(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	503							588	(85)
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	18,874										18,874
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	190,494										190,494
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	221,145							221,145
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income (loss)	(14,250)										(16,866)	2,616
Other	$ (8)							(1)	2		(1)	(8)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	48,792,902			48,793,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 6,076,380			$ 1,182,459			$ 7,654	8,369,228	(3,894,580)		174,967	236,652
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	191,866,880						191,867,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss) attributable to Vornado / Vornado Realty L.P.	$ 105,494								105,494
Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(36,582)											(36,582)
Dividends on common shares	(129,066)								(129,066)
Dividends/distributions on preferred shares/units (see Note 11 for dividends per share amounts)	(62,116)								(62,116)
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value, (in shares)							539,000
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value	8,489						$ 21	8,468
Under dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)							11,000
Under dividend reinvestment plan	146							146
Contributions	24,033											24,033
Distributions	(21,526)											(21,526)
Deferred compensation shares and options (in shares)							(2,000)
Deferred compensation shares and options	296							321	(25)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)							(2,024,000)
Repurchase of common shares	(29,183)						$ (81)		(29,102)
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	(8,286)										(8,286)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps and other	(112,051)										(112,051)
Unearned Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration	20,668							20,668
Redeemable Class A unit measurement adjustment	(138,114)							(135,540)			(2,574)
Noncontrolling interests' share of other comprehensive income (loss)	9,340										13,059	(3,719)
Deconsolidation of partially owned entity	$ (2,636)											(2,636)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	48,792,902			48,793,000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 5,705,286			$ 1,182,459			$ 7,594	$ 8,263,291	$ (4,009,395)		$ 65,115	$ 196,222
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023	190,390,703						190,391,000