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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Recent Transactions (Dispositions) (Narrative) (Details)

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Recent Transactions (Dispositions) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) item	Jan. 15, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 property	Apr. 01, 2015 item
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 80,000						$ 80,581	$ 190,798
Mortgage loan					$ 1,719,141		1,719,141
Realized gains on dispositions, net					$ 34,399	$ 54,584	$ 34,543	$ 54,584
Number of properties sold \| property									16
City Square Project [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of units \| item										365
1451 Metropolitan Drive [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales proceeds			$ 1,100
Realized gains on dispositions, net			$ 100
Area of property sold (in square feet) \| ft²			21,600
14 Sylvan Way [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Realized gains on dispositions, net	$ 24,700
Area of property sold (in square feet) \| ft²	203,506
4 Sylvan Way [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²					105,135		105,135
Mortgage loan					$ 14,600		$ 14,600
Mortgage loan, maturity date					Aug. 11, 2014
10 Independence [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²					120,528		120,528
Mortgage loan					$ 16,900		$ 16,900
Mortgage loan, maturity date					Aug. 11, 2014
4 Sylvan Way And 10 Independence [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge on property				$ 12,200
Realized gains on dispositions, net					$ 9,700
Number of properties transferred \| property					2
Rosewood Lafayette Holdings, L.L.C. [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in venture		25.00%
Number of units \| item		217
Realized gains on dispositions, net		$ 6,400

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