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

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		18 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² property item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 19, 2019 ft²
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unrealized losses on disposition of rental property		$ (11,929)	$ (5,802)	$ (56,997)	$ (5,802)
Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²							6,600,000
Four Disposal Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of disposal groups \| item				7
Properties \| property				21
Unrealized losses on disposition of rental property		$ 11,900		$ 57,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of disposal groups \| item				13
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed One [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		34		34		34
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		5,900,000		5,900,000		5,900,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| item				1
Sales proceeds				$ 35,065
Gain (loss) on sale of property				$ 17,322
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Suburban Office Properties [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales proceeds						$ 87,200
Number of properties sold \| property						3
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		697,000		697,000		697,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed Two [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		17		17		17
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		2,700,000		2,700,000		2,700,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property				$ 305,400
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Suburban Office Properties [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property	1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Properties Disposed Three [Member] \| Suburban Office Portfolio [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²	141,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property	$ 7,900