Veris Residential, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Recent Transactions (Unconsolidated Joint Venture Activity) (Narrative) (Details)

Recent Transactions (Unconsolidated Joint Venture Activity) (Narrative) (Details)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 26, 2016 USD ($) item	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of property									$ 121,582,000	$ 94,073,000	$ 91,813,000
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture						$ 5,670,000		$ 6,448,000	5,670,000	6,448,000
Proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures									$ 6,420,000	6,448,000
Expiration period									10 years
Acquisition cost									$ 35,930,000	78,027,000	67,325,000
Multi-Family Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of units \| item									5,614
Mack-Cali Realty LP [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of property									$ 121,582,000	94,073,000	91,813,000
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture						$ 5,670,000		$ 6,448,000	5,670,000	6,448,000
Proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures									6,420,000	6,448,000
Acquisition cost									$ 35,930,000	$ 78,027,000	$ 67,325,000
PruRose Riverwalk G, L.L.C. [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Purchase price of property				$ 11,300,000
Percentage of additional interest acquired				50.00%			25.00%
Number of units \| item									316
Percent of pari passu interest					22.50%
PruRose Port Imperial South 15, L.L.C. [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of units \| item			236
Percentage of interest in venture			50.00%
PruRose Port Imperial South 13, L.L.C. [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in venture			20.00%
PruRose Port Imperial South 13, L.L.C. [Member] \| Multi-Family Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of units \| item			280
Pru Rose Port Imperial South 15 L.L.C. And Pru Rose Port Imperial South 13 L.L.C. [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture			$ 5,700,000
Proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures			$ 6,400,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of additional interest acquired	12.50%
Percentage of interest in venture	100.00%
Acquisition cost	$ 14,300,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Mack-Cali Realty LP [Member] \| Preferred Units [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Preferred units shares issued \| shares	42,800
Preferred unit annual rate	3.50%
Percentage of interest in venture	37.50%
Preferred unit in operating partnership	$ 1,000
Convertible preferred units \| shares	28.15
Shares converted to common units \| shares	1,204,820
Expiration period	5 years
Subsequent Event [Member] \| KPG-P 100 IMW JV, LLC, Keystone-Penn And Keystone-Tristate [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 9,700,000