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

Commitments And Contingencies (Construction Projects) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Costs of the project incurred	$ 4,092	$ 3,853
Amount outstanding			$ 25,000
Port Imperial South 9 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Construction costs incurred	$ 112,000
Delivery date to tenant	second quarter 2021
Number of units \| item	313
Amount outstanding	$ 60,200
Total project costs	143,800
Amount to fund	51,800
25 Christopher Columbus [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Construction costs incurred	$ 353,400
Delivery date to tenant	first quarter 2022
Number of units \| item	750
Amount outstanding	$ 183,900
Total project costs	469,500
Amount to fund	169,500
Construction Loan [Member] \| Port Imperial South 9 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	92,000
Construction Loan [Member] \| 25 Christopher Columbus [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 300,000