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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Recent Transactions (Impairments On Properties Held and Used) (Narrative) (Details)

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Recent Transactions (Impairments On Properties Held and Used) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge	$ 164,176	$ 164,176
Mortgage loan	740,024	740,024		$ 820,910
Number of properties sold \| property				16
Non-core Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge		158,600
Aggregate carrying value	554,300	$ 554,300
Number of impaired properties \| property		22
Estimated fair value	395,700	$ 395,700
New Jersey [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Mortgage loan	$ 65,000	$ 65,000
Number of real estate properties \| property	4	4
Roseland And Parsippany Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charge		$ 5,600	$ 12,500
Number of impaired properties \| property		3
Area Of Real Estate Property \| ft²	479,877	479,877
New Jersey Hudson River [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Earn out period		3 years

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