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

Recent Transactions (Schedule Of Properties Acquired) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Buildings, Acquired \| item	3
Acquisition cost	$ 736,919,000
Mortgage loan		$ 45,242,000	$ 45,734,000
99 Wood Avenue [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Buildings, Acquired \| item	1
Rentable Square Feet, Acquired \| ft²	271,988
Acquisition cost	$ 61,858,000
Soho Lofts Apartments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Buildings, Acquired \| item	1
Rentable Square Feet, Acquired \| ft²	377
Acquisition cost	$ 264,578,000
Liberty Towers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Buildings, Acquired \| item	1
Rentable Square Feet, Acquired \| ft²	648
Acquisition cost	$ 410,483,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Liberty Towers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Mortgage loan	$ 232,000,000