Veris Residential, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Narrative) (Details)

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 entity item	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under the facility	$ 42,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit	$ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of lending institutions	17
Borrowing capacity under the credit facility	600,000,000
Expandable borrowing capacity under the credit facility	1,000,000,000
Credit facility maturity date	Jul. 01, 2017
Number of extension options	2
Credit facility, extension period	6 months
Line of credit facility, bid feature, current borrowing capacity	$ 300,000,000
Terms of the unsecured facility	The terms of the unsecured facility include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the incurrence of liens and the disposition of real estate properties (to the extent that: (i) such property dispositions cause the Company to default on any of the financial ratios of the facility described below, or (ii) the property dispositions are completed while the Company is under an event of default under the facility, unless, under certain circumstances, such disposition is being carried out to cure such default), and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum leverage ratio (60 percent), the maximum amount of secured indebtedness (40 percent), the minimum amount of fixed charge coverage (1.5 times), the maximum amount of unsecured indebtedness (60 percent), the minimum amount of unencumbered property interest coverage (2.0 times) and certain investment limitations (generally 15 percent of total capitalization).
Terms of dividend restriction	If an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Company will not make any excess distributions except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code. The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants under its revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2015.
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Extension 1 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility extension fee, basis points	0.075%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Extension 2 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility extension fee, basis points	0.075%
Minimum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.5
Unencumbered property interest coverage	2.0
Maximum [Member] \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	60.00%
Secured indebtedness	40.00%
Unsecured indebtedness	60.00%
Investment limitations as a percentage of total capitalization	15.00%