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ORGANIZATION (Details) ft² in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 15, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2018 ft² property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Noncontrolling interest percentage |  | 10.10%
Area of real estate property (in sq ft) | ft² |  | 16.3
Warehouses |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties |  | 1
Wholly owned properties | Shopping Center |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties |  | 83
Wholly owned properties | Mall |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Number of real estate properties |  | 4
Parent | Vornado Realty L.P. |  |
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |
Noncontrolling interest percentage | 5.40% | 90.00%

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