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

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

Commitments And Contingencies (Tax Abatement Agreements) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
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		$ 49.5
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 1.1	$ 1.1	$ 1.1
Harborside Plaza 5 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period		20 years
Percentage of PILOT on project costs		2.00%
Total project costs		$ 170.9
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 4.4	4.4	4.4
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%
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 2.2	2.2
Port Imperial South 11 Development [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period		15 years
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 1.1	1.0
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		10.00%
111 River Realty [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 1.4	1.4	1.4
Monaco (BLVD 495 N/S) [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period		10 years
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)		$ 1.8	$ 2.1	$ 2.4
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		10.00%
Marbella II [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period		10 years
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)	$ 1.4
Marbella II [Member] \| Years 1-4 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		10.00%
Marbella II [Member] \| Years 5-8 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		12.00%
Marbella II [Member] \| Years 9-10 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		14.00%
Port Imperial South 9 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total project costs		$ 143.8
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period		25 years
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		10.00%
Port Imperial South Parcel 8/9 [Member] \| Years 1-10 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of PILOT on gross revenues		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%