Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the "Fund") (Narratives) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 26, 2014 One Park Avenue [Member]	Jun. 26, 2014 Vornado Realty Trust Excluding Real Estate Fund [Member] One Park Avenue [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Fund Investments	Jun. 24, 2014 Real Estate Fund Retail Georgetown Park [Member] sqft	Jun. 26, 2014 Real Estate Fund One Park Avenue [Member]	Jun. 26, 2014 Other Partners [Member] One Park Avenue [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Vornado Realty Trust [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Sale Of Investments, Percentage							64.70%
Joint Venture Partnership Percent				55.00%		50.00%		45.00%
Aggregate fair value of Real Estate Fund investments (in US Dollars)	$ 549,091	$ 667,710	$ 560,000		$ 549,091
Net realized gain on sale of investment							75,069
Square Footage Of Real Estate Property						305,000
Sale Price Of Property						272,500
Number Of Investments Made By Fund					8
Excess of fair value over cost (in US Dollars)					189,571
Unfunded Commitments Of Fund					$ 142,118				$ 35,529