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

Recent Transactions (Real Estate Held For Sale/Discontinued Operations/Dispositions) (Narrative) (Details)

Recent Transactions (Real Estate Held For Sale/Discontinued Operations/Dispositions) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		27 Months Ended
	May 24, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² item property	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² property item	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2019 ft²
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on real estate held for sale				$ (485)
Land and other impairments		$ 7,519	$ 16,846	7,932	$ 22,109
Proceeds from the sale of property				42,702	$ 16,455
Book value		$ 4,743,736		$ 4,743,736			$ 4,638,643
Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²								6,600,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| item		2		2
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed One [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		2		2
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		500,000		500,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Office [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale \| property		2		2
Number of disposal groups \| property				2
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on real estate held for sale				$ (2,130)
Area Of Real Estate Property Sold \| ft²		2,564,159		2,564,159
Gain (loss) on sale of property				$ 26,991
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²						5,800,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property						$ 989,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed One [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property						34
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed Two [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of property				54,300
Parsippany, Madison, Short Hills, Edison, And Red Bank, New Jersey [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on real estate held for sale		$ 1,400		$ 2,600
Parsippany, Madison, Short Hills, Edison, And Red Bank, New Jersey [Member] \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale \| property		3		3
Unrealized gains (losses) on real estate held for sale		$ 1,400		$ 2,600
Land and other impairments				400
Parsippany, Madison, Short Hills, Edison, And Red Bank, New Jersey [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on real estate held for sale		1,000		$ 2,100
Land and other impairments		$ 400
Hamilton, New Jersey [Member] \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of property	$ 111
Proceeds from the sale of property	$ 745