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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000089968913000004 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$686.7M	$690.0M	$689.2M
YoY Change	-0.47%	-1.83%	0.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$317.6M	$266.4M	$296.3M
YoY Change	19.22%	47.59%	7.71%
Gross Profit	$371.8M	$415.6M	$391.6M
YoY Change	-10.54%	22.27%	-4.95%
Gross Profit Margin	54.14%	60.24%	56.82%
Selling, General & Admin	$51.90M	$53.60M	$46.10M
YoY Change	-3.17%	-7.9%	-16.49%
% of Gross Profit	13.96%	12.9%	11.77%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$138.9M	$166.0M	$141.0M
YoY Change	-16.33%	21.43%	1.08%
% of Gross Profit	37.36%	39.94%	36.01%
Operating Expenses	$181.0M	$204.9M	$471.6M
YoY Change	-11.66%	28.22%	2.12%
Operating Profit	$190.8M	$210.7M	$216.3M
YoY Change	-9.44%	16.99%	-4.02%
Interest Expense	$143.9M	-$76.20M	-$159.9M
YoY Change	-288.85%	-345.02%	55.24%
% of Operating Profit	75.42%	-36.17%	-73.94%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$29.90M	$3.600M	$1.700M
YoY Change	730.56%	-700.0%
Pretax Income	$37.70M	$107.0M	$64.74M
YoY Change	-64.77%	-60.25%	-48.31%
Income Tax	-$9.200M	$5.400M	$6.959M
% Of Pretax Income	-24.4%	5.05%	10.75%
Net Earnings	$86.10M	$87.30M	$53.76M
YoY Change	-1.37%	-64.14%	-48.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.54%	12.65%	7.8%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.34	$0.38	$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.33	$0.37	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	186.7M shares	185.1M shares	184.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			186.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.359B	$1.348B	$1.217B
YoY Change	0.79%	-7.48%	1.21%
Cash & Equivalents	$960.3M	$606.6M	$585.2M
Short-Term Investments	$398.2M	$741.3M	$631.4M
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$954.0M	$874.0M	$870.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$13.00M	$14.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.914B	$1.494B	$1.469B
YoY Change	28.11%	-4.05%	-17.38%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$15.17B	$13.81B	$14.48B
YoY Change	9.83%	-5.89%	-5.21%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.703B	$2.828B	$2.596B
YoY Change	-4.42%	23.71%	42.01%
Other Assets	$1.260B	$1.512B	$738.0M
YoY Change	-16.67%	40.65%	47.01%
Total Long-Term Assets	$20.15B	$18.95B	$18.72B
YoY Change	6.32%	-0.04%	-0.73%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.914B	$1.494B	$1.469B
Total Long-Term Assets	$20.15B	$18.95B	$18.72B
Total Assets	$22.07B	$20.45B	$20.19B
YoY Change	7.92%	-0.35%	-2.16%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$485.0M	$424.0M	$469.0M
YoY Change	14.39%	-3.2%	-7.68%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$485.0M	$424.0M	$469.0M
YoY Change	14.39%	-3.2%	-7.68%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$11.13B	$10.08B	$10.41B
YoY Change	10.42%	-7.46%	-6.33%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.589B	$1.264B	$775.0M
YoY Change	25.71%	24.17%	-29.16%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.72B	$11.34B	$11.18B
YoY Change	12.12%	-4.75%	-8.37%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$485.0M	$424.0M	$469.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.72B	$11.34B	$11.18B
Total Liabilities	$13.22B	$11.78B	$11.66B
YoY Change	12.22%	-4.71%	-8.36%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.573B	-$1.402B	-$1.330B
YoY Change	12.24%	-5.35%	-17.1%
Common Stock	$7.440M	$7.373M	$7.350M
YoY Change	0.91%	0.77%	1.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.851B	$6.828B	$6.752B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.07B	$20.45B	$20.19B
YoY Change	7.92%	-0.35%	-2.16%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$86.10M	$87.30M	$53.76M
YoY Change	-1.37%	-64.14%	-48.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$138.9M	$166.0M	$141.0M
YoY Change	-16.33%	21.43%	1.08%
Cash From Operating Activities	$314.4M	$135.8M	$306.7M
YoY Change	131.52%	-23.02%	392.3%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$718.6M	-$146.5M	-$23.10M
YoY Change	390.51%	-33.23%	-22.74%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$42.30M	-$16.50M	-$1.900M
YoY Change	-356.36%	-95.31%	-98.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$676.3M	-$163.1M	-$25.00M
YoY Change	314.65%	-71.46%	-84.01%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	856.3M	48.60M	-288.0M
YoY Change	1661.93%	-79.72%	-199.97%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	314.4M	135.8M	306.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-676.3M	-163.1M	-25.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	856.3M	48.60M	-288.0M
Net Change In Cash	494.4M	21.30M	-6.300M
YoY Change	2221.13%	-113.7%	-103.25%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$314.4M	$135.8M	$306.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$718.6M	-$146.5M	-$23.10M
Free Cash Flow	$1.033B	$282.3M	$329.8M
YoY Change	265.92%	-28.68%	257.7%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	173413000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	0	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:5pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">1. Organization and Business</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is a fully</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). Accordingly, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Vornado's</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the cash flow of the Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">9</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">4.0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership at December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Vornado” refer to Vornado Realty Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">       </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">As of December 31, 2012, we own</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> all or portions of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;margin-left:0px;">New York</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">:</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'></p><ul><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">19.7</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">million square feet of Manhattan office space in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">31</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">four</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> residential properties containing </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1,655</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> units</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2.2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet of Manhattan street retail space in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">9</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">rd</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Street in the h</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">eart of the Penn Plaza district</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A 3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2.4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Alexander's, Inc. (NYSE: ALX), which </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owns </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ix</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">in the greater New York metropolitan area</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, L.P.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> headquarters building;</font><p> </p><p><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;margin-left:0px;">Was</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">h</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">ington, DC:</font></p><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">73</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties aggregating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">19.1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet, including</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">59</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">office </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">properties aggregating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">16.1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and seven residential properties containing 2,4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">4 units;</font><p> </p><p><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;margin-left:0px;">Retail Properties:</font></p><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">114</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> strip shopping centers and single tenant retail</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> assets</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> aggregating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">15.6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> primarily in the northeast s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">tates</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> California</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Six</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">regional</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> malls aggregating 5.2 million</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, located in the northeast / mid-Atlantic states and Puerto Rico; </font><p> </p><p> </p><p><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;margin-left:0px;">Other </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Real Estate and Related </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Investments:</font></p><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">he 3.5</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">million square foot Merchandise Mart in Chicago;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex in San Francisco's financial district aggreg</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ating 1.8 million</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, known as the Bank of America Center;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A 25.0% interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Vornado Capital Partners,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our $800 million real estate fund</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. We </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">are the general partner and investment manager</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> of the fund</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">32.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% interest in Toys</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> “R” Us, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">;</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A 1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0.7</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% interest in J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">JCP);</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><p> </p></li><li style="margin-left:76.5px;list-style:disc;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ther real estate and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">related investments</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">mortgage and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">mezzanine loans on real estate</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></li></ul>
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CY2012	vno	Real Estate Fund Textblock RealEstateFundTextblock	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">4. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Vornado</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”)</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:21.6px;">In February 2011, the Fund's subscription period closed with an aggregate of $800,000,000 of capital commitments, of which we committed $200,000,000. We are the general partner and investment manager of the Fund, which has an eight-year term and a three-year investment period.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> During the investment period, which concludes in July 2013, the Fund is our exclusive investment vehicle for all investments that fit within its investment parameters, including debt, equity and other interests in real estate, and excluding (</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">) investments in vacant land and ground-up development; (ii) investments acquired by merger or primarily for our securities or properties; (iii) properties which can be combined with or relate to our existing properties; (iv) securities of commercial mortgage loan servicers and investments derived from any such investments; (v) non-controlling interests in equity and debt securities; and (vi) investments located outside of North America. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> The Fund</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">'s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> investments are reported on its balance sheet at fair value, with changes in value each period recognized in earnings. We consolidate the accounts of the Fund into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">During 2012, the Fund made the following investments:</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:18px;">800 Corporate Pointe</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">On </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">November</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0, 2012, the Fund acquired </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Corporate Pointe,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">243</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square foot </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">office</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">building</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and the accompanying six-level parking structure (1,964 spaces) located</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Culver City, Los Angeles, California, for $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">95,700,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in cash.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:18px;">501 Broadway</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">On August 20, 2012, the Fund acquired 501 Broadway, a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">9,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square foot retail property in New York for $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">31,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.  The purchase price consisted of $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">11,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in cash and a $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">20,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> mortgage loan.  The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2.75</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">%</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> with a floor of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3.50</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">%, and has two one-year extension options</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:18px;">1100 Lincoln Road</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">On July 2, 2012, the Fund acquired 1100 Li</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ncoln Road, a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">167,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square foot retail property, the western anchor of the Lincoln Road Shopping District in Miami Beach, Florida, for $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">132,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.  The purchase price consisted of $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">66,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in cash and a $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">66,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> mortgage loan.  The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2.75</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% and has two one-year extension options.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:18px;">520 Broadway</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">On April 26, 2012, the Fund acquired 520 Broadway, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">a</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">112,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> square foot office building in Santa Monica, California for $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">61</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">00</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">in cash </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and subsequently placed a $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">30,000,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> mortgage loan on the property.  The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2.25</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">% and has two one-year extension options.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Vornado Capital Partners</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Real Estate Fund</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> (the “Fund”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> – continued </font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:22.5px;">At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, the Fund </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">had </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">nine</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> investments with an aggregate fair value of $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">600</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">786</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000, or $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">67</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">642</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000 in excess of cost, and ha</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> remaining unfunded commitments of $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">217</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">676</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, of which our share was $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">54</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">419</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">00</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> At December 31, 2011, the Fund had five investments with an aggregate fair value of $346,650,000.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:22.5px;">Below is a summary of income (loss) from the Fund for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">years ended</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">(Amounts in thousands)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 318px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:318px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">For the Year Ended December 31, </font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 21px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:21px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 255px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:255px;"> </td><td style="width: 84px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:84px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 96px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:96px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2012</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 96px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:96px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2011</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 96px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:96px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2010</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Operating income (loss)</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8,575</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,500</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (303)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net realized gains</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,391</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net unrealized gains</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 55,361</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 11,995</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> -</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income (loss) from Real Estate Fund</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 63,936</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 22,886</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (303)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Less (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (39,332)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (13,598)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 806</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="4" style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income from Real Estate Fund attributable to Vornado</font><sup> (1)</sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 24,604</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 9,288</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 503</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 4px"><td style="width: 21px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:21px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 255px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:255px;"> </td><td style="width: 84px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:84px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 5px"><td style="width: 21px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:21px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 255px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:255px;"> </td><td style="width: 84px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:84px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 45px"><td style="width: 21px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:21px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;"> (1)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td colspan="12" style="width: 687px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:687px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Excludes $2,780, $2,695 and $248 of management, leasing and development fees in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which are included as a component of "fee and other income" on our consolidated statements of income.</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 21px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:21px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 255px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:255px;"> </td><td style="width: 84px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:84px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 81px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:81px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
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CY2011	vno	Income From Real Estate Fund Attributable To Parent Company IncomeFromRealEstateFundAttributableToParentCompany	9288000	USD
CY2010	vno	Income From Real Estate Fund Attributable To Parent Company IncomeFromRealEstateFundAttributableToParentCompany	503000	USD
CY2011Q1	vno	Capital Commitments For Real Estate Fund CapitalCommitmentsForRealEstateFund	800000000	USD
CY2012	vno	Number Of Investments Held By Fund NumberOfInvestmentsHeldByFund	9
CY2011	vno	Number Of Investments Held By Fund NumberOfInvestmentsHeldByFund	5
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CY2011	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains Losses Sale Proceeds AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainsLossesSaleProceeds	69559000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gain Loss Net AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet	5020000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gain Loss Net AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet	22604000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains Losses Sale Proceeds AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainsLossesSaleProceeds	281486000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	57525000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	53941000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets	122692000000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities	117064000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities	147854000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Minority Interest EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMinorityInterest	88000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Minority Interest EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationMinorityInterest	132000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Equity Or Capital EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityOrCapital	5540000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Equity Or Capital EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquityOrCapital	5875000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	15119000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	15321000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	14962000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	1091000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	199000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	63000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	vno	Equity Method Investment Pro Rata Share Debt Of Partially Owned Entities EquityMethodInvestmentProRataShareDebtOfPartiallyOwnedEntities	37531298000	USD
CY2012Q4	vno	Equity Method Investment Prorata Share Debt Of Partially Owned Entities Excluding Our Pro Rata Share Of Lnr Liabilities Related To Cmbs And Cdo EquityMethodInvestmentProrataShareDebtOfPartiallyOwnedEntitiesExcludingOurProRataShareOfLnrLiabilitiesRelatedToCmbsAndCdo	3998929000	USD
CY2011Q4	vno	Equity Method Investment Prorata Share Debt Of Partially Owned Entities Excluding Our Pro Rata Share Of Lnr Liabilities Related To Cmbs And Cdo EquityMethodInvestmentProrataShareDebtOfPartiallyOwnedEntitiesExcludingOurProRataShareOfLnrLiabilitiesRelatedToCmbsAndCdo	4199145000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	147404000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	51623000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	2506000	USD
CY2012	vno	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Total Expenses DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTotalExpenses	102479000	USD
CY2012	vno	Operating Income From Discontinued Operations OperatingIncomeFromDiscontinuedOperations	44925000	USD
CY2012	vno	Income Tax On Gain On Sale IncomeTaxOnGainOnSale	11448000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Intangible Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets	19657000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Intangible Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Intangible Assets GainLossOnDispositionOfIntangibleAssets	0	USD
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CY2012Q4	vno	Mezzanine Loans Receivable Maturity Date Range End MezzanineLoansReceivableMaturityDateRangeEnd	May 2016
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CY2011	vno	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Litigation Loss Accruals Impairments DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLitigationLossAccrualsImpairments	28799000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	267008000	USD
CY2010	vno	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Total Expenses DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTotalExpenses	227626000	USD
CY2010	vno	Operating Income From Discontinued Operations OperatingIncomeFromDiscontinuedOperations	39382000	USD
CY2010	vno	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Litigation Loss Accruals Impairments DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLitigationLossAccrualsImpairments	35056000	USD
CY2011	vno	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Extinguishment Of Debt DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	83907000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	245799000	USD
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CY2012Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liability Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilityGross	805811000	USD
CY2012Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liability Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilityAccumulatedAmortization	342379000	USD
CY2012Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Net FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	463432000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	631162000	USD
CY2011Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liability Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilityGross	838103000	USD
CY2011Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liability Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilityAccumulatedAmortization	371360000	USD
CY2011Q4	vno	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Net FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	466743000	USD
CY2012Q4	vno	Collateral Property Net Carrying Value CollateralPropertyNetCarryingValue	10400000000	USD
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CY2011	vno	Conversion Of Class Redeemable Units At Redemption Value ConversionOfClassRedeemableUnitsAtRedemptionValue	64830000	USD
CY2011	vno	Adjustments To Reflect Redeemable Class Operating Partnership Units AdjustmentsToReflectRedeemableClassOperatingPartnershipUnits	98092000	USD
CY2012	vno	Conversion Of Class Redeemable Units At Redemption Value ConversionOfClassRedeemableUnitsAtRedemptionValue	89762000	USD
CY2012	vno	Adjustments To Reflect Redeemable Class Operating Partnership Units AdjustmentsToReflectRedeemableClassOperatingPartnershipUnits	-52117000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Fair Value Of Shares SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsFairValueOfShares	55011000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Shares Subject To Mandatory Redemption Settlement Terms Fair Value Of Shares SharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsFairValueOfShares	54865000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	56313000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.036	pure
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CY2010	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P7Y10M24D
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CY2011	vno	Lease Termination Fees LeaseTerminationFees	16334000	USD
CY2011	vno	Tenant Cleaning Fees TenantCleaningFees	61754000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Signage Revenue SignageRevenue	20892000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Signage Revenue SignageRevenue	19823000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Signage Revenue SignageRevenue	18618000	USD
CY2012	vno	Management And Leasing Fees ManagementAndLeasingFees	21867000	USD
CY2011	vno	Management And Leasing Fees ManagementAndLeasingFees	21801000	USD
CY2010	vno	Management And Leasing Fees ManagementAndLeasingFees	21686000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	16801000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized Adjustment InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment	1197000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Incurred InterestCostsIncurred	523905000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	347392000	USD
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CY2012	vno	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Participating Securities EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedParticipatingSecurities	202000	USD
CY2012	vno	Numerator For Basic Income Per Share NumeratorForBasicIncomePerShare	549069000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	511478000	USD
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CY2010	vno	Numerator For Basic Income Per Share NumeratorForBasicIncomePerShare	596611000	USD
CY2010	vno	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Participating Securities EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedParticipatingSecurities	120000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Convertible Preferred Dividends Net Of Tax ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax	160000	USD
CY2010	vno	Numerator For Diluted Income Loss Per Share NumeratorForDilutedIncomeLossPerShare	596771000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	150824000	USD
CY2011	vno	Earnings Allocated To Unvested Participating Securities EarningsAllocatedToUnvestedParticipatingSecurities	221000	USD
CY2011	vno	Numerator For Basic Income Per Share NumeratorForBasicIncomePerShare	601550000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Convertible Preferred Dividends Net Of Tax ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax	124000	USD
CY2011	vno	Numerator For Diluted Income Loss Per Share NumeratorForDilutedIncomeLossPerShare	601674000	USD
CY2011	vno	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment Employee Stock Options And Restricted Share Awards WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustmentEmployeeStockOptionsAndRestrictedShareAwards	1658000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	55000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	14400000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	18896000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	641520000	USD
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CY2012Q4	vno	Additional Rent Due Annually From Tenant AdditionalRentDueAnnuallyFromTenant	5000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	41524000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	41074000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	37968000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	43528000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	35436000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	359792000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	422292000	USD
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CY2012	vno	Multiemployer Plans Disclosure Textblock MultiemployerPlansDisclosureTextblock	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">21</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">       </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">M</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ultiemployer Benefit Plans</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">Our subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">make contributions to certain multiemployer defined benefit plans (“Multiemployer Pension Plans”) and health plans (“Multiemployer Health Plans”) for our union represented employees, pursuant to the respective collective bargaining agreements.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Multiemployer Pension Plans</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">Multiemployer Pension Plans differ from single-employer pension plans in that (</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">) contributions to multiemployer plans may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (ii) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">if other participating employers fail to make their contributions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, each of our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">participating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> may be required to bear</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> its then pro rata share of unfunded obligations</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> If </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">a participating</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> subsidiar</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">y</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> withdraw</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> from a</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> plan in which it participates, it may be</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> subject to a withdrawal liability. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">As of December</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">31,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">201</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our subsidiaries' participation in these plans were not</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> significant to our consolidated financial statements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">In the years ended December 31, 201</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, 201</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and 20</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> contributed $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">10</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">683</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">10</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">168</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">9</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">629</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, towards Multiemployer Pension Plans, which is included as a component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of income. 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In the years ended December 31, 201</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, 201</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and 20</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">contributed $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">759</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">847</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">664</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,000</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, towards the</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">se</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> plans, which </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">is</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> included as a component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of income.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
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