Veris Residential, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Capitol Place Mezz LLC) (Narrative) (Details)

v2.4.1.9

Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Capitol Place Mezz LLC) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

item

Dec. 23, 2013

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of interest in venture

^[1]

Number of parking spaces

110cli_NumberOfParkingSpaces

850cli_NumberOfParkingSpaces

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

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$ 181,129,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures

Capitol Place Mezz LLC [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Percentage of interest in venture

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^[1]

50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Number of units

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Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

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Interest rate

4.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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^[2]

Capitol Place Mezz LLC [Member] | FB Capitol Place LLC [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Threshold of member unreturned capital for distribution of capital event flows

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WDC Project [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Number of units

377us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
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Area of property (in square feet)

25,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Number of parking spaces

309cli_NumberOfParkingSpaces
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Total project costs

194,400,000cli_EstimatedCostOfProject
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Costs of the project incurred

171,500,000cli_ConstructionAndDevelopmentCostsIncurred
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Amortization schedule

30 years

WDC Project [Member] | Construction Loan [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Mortgage loan, maturity period

20 years

Maximum borrowing capacity

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Amount outstanding

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Interest rate

4.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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[1]	Company's effective ownership % represents the Company's entitlement to residual distributions after payments of priority returns, where applicable.
[2]	The construction/permanent loan has a maximum borrowing amount of $100,700 with amortization starting in August 2017.

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Number Of Parking Spaces

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Threshold Of Member Unreturned Capital For Distribution Of Capital Event Cash Flows

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- Definition

Area of a real estate property.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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