Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization [Abstract]
Organization [Text Block]	1. Organization Vornado Realty L.P. (the “Operating Partnership,” and/or the “Company”) is a Delaware limited partnership. Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.8% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership at September 30, 2012. All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and the “Operating Partnership” refer to Vornado Realty L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Description containing the consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements and description of all significant accounting policies of the reporting entity.

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