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

Mortgages, Loans Payable And Other Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 property	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties with encumbered company mortgages	30
Book value of encumbered properties	$ 998,000,000cli_MortgagePropertyCarryingValue
Cash paid for interest	119,664,000us-gaap_InterestPaid	123,213,000us-gaap_InterestPaid	120,089,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
Interest capitalized	15,470,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	12,885,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	4,342,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Total indebtedness	2,088,654,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	2,362,766,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Total indebtedness, weighted average interest rate	5.64%	5.62%
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowing And Other Variable Rate Mortgage Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total indebtedness	159,860,000	80,228,000
Total indebtedness, weighted average interest rate	3.83%	2.74%
Fixed Rate Debt And Other Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total indebtedness	1,928,794,000	2,282,538,000
Total indebtedness, weighted average interest rate	5.79%	5.72%
Unconsolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest capitalized	$ 4,646,000	$ 1,326,000	$ 235,000