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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) ft² $ / ft²	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property rentals		$ 38,264	$ 38,878	$ 76,537	$ 75,531
Bloomberg [Member] | Lease Amendment [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Leasing commission	$ 8,916
Bloomberg [Member] | Lease Amendment [Member] | Third Party Broker [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Leasing commission	7,200
Rego Park II [Member] | Retail Space [Member] | Toys R Us [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Area of property | ft²		47		47
Property rentals				$ 1,334	$ 1,309
Vornado [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		32.40%		32.40%
Management fee agreement value				$ 2,800
Vornado [Member] | Toys R Us [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		32.50%		32.50%
Vornado [Member] | Bloomberg [Member] | Lease Amendment [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Leasing commission	$ 1,716
Vornado [Member] | Leasing Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease fee percentage of rent one to ten years				3.00%
Lease fee percentage of rent eleven to twenty years				2.00%
Lease fee percentage of rent twenty first to thirty years				1.00%
Percentage increase lease fee if broker used				1.00%
Asset sale commission threshold				$ 50,000
Percentage commissions on sale of assets under fifty million				3.00%
Percentage commissions on sale of assets over fifty million				1.00%
Amount Due to / (Fees paid to) related party		$ 1		$ 1		$ 415
Vornado [Member] | Property Management Fees and Payments for Cleaning and Security Services [Member] | Rego Park II [Member] | Retail Space [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee agreement percentage of income				2.00%
Vornado [Member] | Property Management Fees and Payments for Cleaning and Security Services [Member] | 731 Lexington Avenue [Member] | Office and Retail Space [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee agreement price per square foot | $ / ft²				0.50
Vornado [Member] | Property Management Fees and Payments for Cleaning and Security Services [Member] | 731 Lexington Avenue [Member] | Common Area [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee agreement value				$ 306
Property management fee escalation percentage per annum				3.00%
Vornado [Member] | Development Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Development fee as percentage of development costs				6.00%
Amount Due to / (Fees paid to) related party		27		$ 27		54
Vornado [Member] | Development Fees [Member] | Alexander Apartment Tower [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount Due to / (Fees paid to) related party							$ 5,784
Vornado [Member] | Management, Property Management, Cleaning and Security Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount Due to / (Fees paid to) related party		$ 523		$ 523		$ 428

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