Income Per Class A Unit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Income Per Class A Unit [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Unit Basic And Diluted [Table Text Block]

			For the Three Months				For the Six Months
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)			Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
	Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	$	99,560	$	98,108	$	184,246	$	169,082
	Income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable
		to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		2,152		69,283		4,043		275,950
	Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.			101,712		167,391		188,289		445,032
	Preferred unit distributions			(20,379)		(20,716)		(40,759)		(43,204)
	Preferred unit redemptions			-		8,100		-		(1,130)
	Net income attributable to Class A unitholders			81,333		154,775		147,530		400,698
	Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities			(769)		(705)		(1,667)		(1,700)
	Numerator for basic income per Class A unit			80,564		154,070		145,863		398,998
	Impact of assumed conversions:
		Convertible preferred unit distributions		-		27		-		-
	Numerator for diluted income per Class A unit		$	80,564	$	154,097	$	145,863	$	398,998
Denominator:
	Denominator for basic income per Class A unit – weighted
		average units		198,232		197,569		198,075		197,466
	Effect of dilutive securities(1):
		Vornado stock options and restricted unit awards		1,514		1,049		1,475		1,056
		Convertible preferred units		-		47		-		-
	Denominator for diluted income per Class A unit – weighted average
		units and assumed conversions		199,746		198,665		199,550		198,522
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – BASIC:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.40	$	0.43	$	0.72	$	0.62
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.01		0.35		0.02		1.40
	Net income per Class A unit		$	0.41	$	0.78	$	0.74	$	2.02
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – DILUTED:
	Income from continuing operations, net		$	0.39	$	0.43	$	0.71	$	0.62
	Income from discontinued operations, net			0.01		0.35		0.02		1.39
	Net income per Class A unit		$	0.40	$	0.78	$	0.73	$	2.01
(1)		The effect of dilutive securities in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 excludes an aggregate of 159 and 968 weighted average Class A unit equivalents, respectively, and 184 and 1,016 weighted average Class A unit equivalents in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.