Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Other Commitments
Guarantees and master leases	$ 660,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit	13,337,000
Commitment to fund additional capital to partially owned entities	18,000,000
Other commitment	404,000,000
General Liability
Insurance
Insurance limit per property	300,000,000
Insurance limit per occurrence	300,000,000
All Risk And Rental Value
Insurance
Insurance limit per occurrence	2,000,000,000
Earthquake California Properties
Insurance
Insurance limit per occurrence	260,000,000
Insurance maximum coverage limit in aggregate	$ 260,000,000
Vornado deductible, percentage of property value	5.00%
Terrorism Acts
Insurance
Insurance limit per occurrence	$ 4,000,000,000
Insurance maximum coverage limit in aggregate	4,000,000,000.0
NBCR Acts
Insurance
Insurance limit per occurrence	2,000,000,000
Insurance maximum coverage limit in aggregate	2,000,000,000.0
PPIC | NBCR Acts
Insurance
Insurance deductible	$ 1,453,000
Insurance deductible percentage of balance of covered loss	19.00%
Farley Office and Retail Building | Joint Venture
Other Commitments
Equity method ownership percentage	95.00%