Consolidated Statements of Income (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Consolidated Statements of Income
Fees to Vornado	$ 5,488	$ 5,182	$ 4,948
Reversal of stock appreciation rights expense	0	0	(34,275)
Management fees to Vornado	$ 2,160	$ 2,160	$ 2,160

Costs of sales and operating expenses for the period incurred from transactions with related parties.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2)

-SubTopic 10

-Topic 225

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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