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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Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities (Schedule Of Valuation Techniques And Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details)

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Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities (Schedule Of Valuation Techniques And Significant Unobservable Inputs) (Details) - Level 3 [Member] - Discounted Cash Flow [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Discount Rate [Member] \| Suburban [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair value	$ 438,606,000
Discount Rate [Member] \| Suburban [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	8.00%
Discount Rate [Member] \| Suburban [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	15.00%
Discount Rate [Member] \| Central Business District [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	6.00%
Discount Rate [Member] \| Central Business District [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	8.00%
Exit Capitalization Rate [Member] \| Suburban [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	7.50%
Exit Capitalization Rate [Member] \| Suburban [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	9.00%
Exit Capitalization Rate [Member] \| Central Business District [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.60%
Exit Capitalization Rate [Member] \| Central Business District [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.75%

- Definition

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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- Definition

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+ References

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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