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

Recent Transactions (Impairments On Properties Held And Used) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 property	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Property impairments \| $		$ 36,600	$ 36,582
Land and other impairments \| $			$ 16,817	$ 32,444	$ 24,566
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties			6
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Land Parcels [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties			3
Land and other impairments \| $			$ 7,300
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Hotel [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties closed	1
Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Hotel [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Property impairments \| $		$ 36,600
Properties			2
Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] \| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Hotel [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties			2
Number of properties closed	1