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

Commitments And Contingencies (Tax Abatement Agreements) (Narrative) (Details)

Commitments And Contingencies (Tax Abatement Agreements) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		16 Months Ended	60 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2022
Harborside Plaza 4-A [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	20 years
Percentage of PILOT on project costs	2.00%
Total project costs	$ 49,500,000
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)	$ 270,000	$ 349,000
Harborside Plaza 5 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	20 years
Percentage of PILOT on project costs	2.00%
Total project costs	$ 170,900,000
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)	$ 1,100,000	1,300,000
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	5 years
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 1 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	0.00%
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 2 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	80.00%
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 3 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	80.00%
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 4 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	80.00%
Port Imperial South 4/5 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 5 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	80.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	5 years
Percentage of taxes paid based on the land value	100.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 1 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	0.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 2 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	95.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 3 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	95.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 4 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	95.00%
Port Imperial South 1/3 Garage [Member] \| Tax Year 5 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual percentage of cost for phase in	95.00%
Port Imperial Hotel Development [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	15 years
Percentage of PILOT on project costs	2.00%
Port Imperial South 11 Development [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	15 years
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues	10.00%
111 River Realty [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)	$ 352,000	$ 307,000
Annual Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)			$ 1,227,708
111 River Realty [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)				$ 1,406,064
Monaco [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	10 years
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)	$ 614,000
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues	10.00%
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period	25 years
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member] \| Years 1-10 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on project costs	11.00%
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member] \| Years 11-18 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues	12.50%
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member] \| Years 19-25 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues	14.00%