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ORGANIZATION (Details) ft² in Millions		12 Months Ended
	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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
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