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Vornado Realty Trust – ‘8-K’ for 5/19/15 – ‘XML’

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 5/20/15  Vornado Realty Trust              8-K:8,9     5/19/15  110:30M

Current Report   —   Form 8-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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102: R10         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    119K  
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64: R22         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    164K 
81: R23         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML    123K 
66: R24         Fee and Other Income                                HTML     42K 
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97: R26         Interest and Debt Expense                           HTML     39K 
106: R27         Income Per Share                                    HTML     87K  
46: R28         Leases                                              HTML     61K 
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21: R33         Segment Information                                 HTML    311K 
94: R34         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    121K 
                Policies (Policy)                                                
62: R35         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     61K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
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                "Fund") (Tables)                                                 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Liabilities (Tables)                                             
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48: R44         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    154K 
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98: R49         Income Per Share (Tables)                           HTML     84K 
33: R50         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     54K 
95: R51         Summary of Quarterly Results (Tables)               HTML     59K 
37: R52         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    306K 
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14: R54         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     50K 
                Policies (Details)                                               
18: R55         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     59K 
                Policies (Details 1)                                             
47: R56         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     90K 
                Policies (Details 2)                                             
25: R57         Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the      HTML    107K 
                "Fund") (Narratives) (Details)                                   
103: R58         Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the      HTML     55K  
                "Fund") (Details 1)                                              
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                Marketable Securities (Details)                                  
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92: R63         Investments in Partially Owned Entities             HTML    176K 
                (Alexander's Inc.) (Details)                                     
89: R64         Investments in Partially Owned Entities (Lnr)       HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R65         Investments in Partially Owned Entities (One Park   HTML     63K 
                Avenue and 61 Ninth Avenue) (Details)                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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<Log type="Info"> 'Monetary' elements on report '040700 - Disclosure - Mortgage and Mezzanine Loans Receivable (Narratives) (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. </Log>
<Log type="Info"> 'Monetary' elements on report '040800 - Disclosure - Dispositions (Narratives) (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. </Log>
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<Log type="Info"> 'Monetary' elements on report '041320 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Narratives) (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. </Log>
<Log type="Info"> 'Monetary' elements on report '042100 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. </Log>
<Log type="Info"> 'Monetary' elements on report '042200 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: 000100 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2012' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2011' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: 000150 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: 000200 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Income </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2014' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2014' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2014' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2014' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2013' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2013' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2013' </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2013' </Log>
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<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: 000500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows </Log>
<Log type="Info"> Process Flow-Through: 000510 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parentheticals) </Log>
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