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

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)

Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		27 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² property item	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² property	Dec. 19, 2019 ft²
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on disposition of rental property		$ 1,020	$ (45,068)
Proceeds from the sale of property			$ 6,939
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					6.6
Disposal Group One [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Properties \| property		1
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Short Hills, New Jersey [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of property		$ 2,200
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		4
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Disposal Group One [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) on disposition of rental property		$ (1,200)
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		11		11
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		2.0		2.0
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		5
Sales proceeds		$ 282,075
Gain (loss) on sale of property		$ 21,761
Disposal Group, 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 properties sold \| property				25
Sales proceeds				$ 659,400
Area of property (in square feet) \| ft²		4.3		4.3
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]
Gain (loss) on sale of property		$ 391,400
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Short Hills, New Jersey [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property	4
Number of properties sold \| property	4
Gain (loss) on sale of property	$ 2,200
Proceeds from the sale of property	255,000
Net proceeds	$ 100,000