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

Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Boston-Downtown Crossing) (Details) (Boston-Downtown Crossing [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	May 15, 2012	Jan. 29, 2007	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008	Oct. 31, 2006 sqft	Oct. 31, 2006 Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2006 Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Area of office property, square feet					1,200,000
Percentage of interest in venture					15.00%
Venture property acquisition cost		$ 100
Internal rate of return						15.00%	10.00%
Impairment of property				69.5
Optional purchase amount	$ 45
Holding and distribution pattern under operating agreement			Distributions will generally be in proportion to its members' respective ownership interests and, depending upon the development unit, promotes will be available to specified partners after the achievement of certain internal rates of return ranging from 10 to 15 percent.

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.