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

Recent Transactions (Rental Property Held for Sale, Net) (Narrative) (Details)

Recent Transactions (Rental Property Held for Sale, Net) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² item property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² item property	Dec. 31, 2015 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unrealized losses on properties held for sale			$ (3,615)
Number of properties sold \| property				6
Sales proceeds			$ 359,515
Multi-Family Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of units \| item		5,434	5,434
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Estimated expected sales proceeds		$ 84,000
Expected disposition completion date			third quarter of 2016
Assets held for sale, Deferred charges and other assets		2,000	$ 2,000
Assets held for sale, Unbilled rents receivable, net		1,500	1,500
Assets held for sale, Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		900	900
Assets held for sale, Rents received in advance and security deposits		$ 1,200	1,200
Expected assets to be written off			3,500
Expected liabilities to be written off			$ 1,200
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Four Office Properties Disposed [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales proceeds	$ 24,900
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Office [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		567,000	567,000
Number of properties held for sale \| property		5	5
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Multi-Family Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale \| property		1	1
Number of units \| item		220	220