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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Benefit 401(k) Plans And Deferred Retirement Compensation Agreements (Details)

Employee Benefit 401(k) Plans And Deferred Retirement Compensation Agreements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Minimum employee subscription rate, percentage of compensation			1.00%
Maximum employee subscription rate, percentage of compensation			60.00%
Employee pre-tax contributions vested percentage			100.00%
Vesting rate			20.00%
Percentage vested after total service period			100.00%
Employees' vesting rights			Participants are always 100 percent vested in their pre-tax contributions and will begin vesting in any matching or profit sharing contributions made on their behalf after two years of service with the Company at a rate of 20 percent per year, becoming 100 percent vested after a total of six years of service with the Company.
Expenses for employee benefit plan	$ 24,000	$ 0	$ 91,000	$ 0
Shares granted			68,139
Period upon which stock units become payable following a triggering event			30 days
Minimum [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Employer contribution vesting period			2 years
Maximum [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Employer contribution vesting period			6 years
Messr Hersh [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Amount of annual employer contribution to deferred retirement compensation			500,000
Messr Lefkowitz [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Amount of annual employer contribution to deferred retirement compensation			160,000
Messr Thomas [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Amount of annual employer contribution to deferred retirement compensation			$ 100,000
Deferred Retirement Compensation Units [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Shares granted			25,333