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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Harborside Residential Project [Member] property	Dec. 31, 2012 Harborside Residential Project [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 Wyndham [Member] item sqft	Dec. 31, 2012 Wyndham [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. [Member] sqft	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Property Lock-Ups [Member] property	Dec. 31, 2012 Property Lock-Ups Expired [Member] property	Dec. 31, 2012 Land [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Port Imperial 4/5 Garage Development [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] item	Dec. 31, 2012 Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] Land [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Project period														20 years			20 years						5 years
Percentage of PILOT on project costs														2.00%			2.00%
Total project costs								$ 14,400,000						$ 49,500,000			$ 170,900,000							$ 500,000
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)														990,000	990,000	1,200,000	3,400,000	3,400,000	3,800,000
Period of real estate taxes phase in																							5 years
Ground lease expense incurred	406,000	406,000	490,000
Number of properties																				7	126
Properties aggregate net book value																				129,700,000	1,700,000,000
Expiration year																				2016
Area of property (in square feet)						203,000			140,000
Lease term							15 years 3 months
Number of lease extension options						2
Lease extension term											5 years		10 years
Delivery date to tenant				third quarter of 2015			first quarter of 2013	first quarter of 2014
Total estimated costs of the project				246,000,000			51,700,000
Costs of the project incurred							35,100,000	1,000,000														13,000,000
Number of apartments				763
Percentage of interest in venture				85.00%						7.50%		80.00%
Ownership percentage of third party venture				15.00%
Capital credit receivable per square foot				30
Amount to fund					47,000,000
Number of stories																								5
Number of parking spaces																								850
Investment in property	3,901,222,000	3,870,607,000																						69,400,000	13,100,000
Total investment in rental property	$ 3,901,222,000	$ 3,870,607,000																						$ 69,400,000	$ 13,100,000
Holding and distribution pattern under operating agreement				Pursuant to the Development Agreement, the Company and Ironstate shall co-develop the Harborside Residential Project with Ironstate responsible for obtaining all required development permits and approvals. Major decisions with respect to the Harborside Residential Project will require the consent of the Company and Ironstate. The Company and Ironstate will have 85 and 15 percent interests, respectively, in the Harborside Residential Project. The Company will receive capital credit of $30 per approved developable square foot for its land. In addition to the capital credit it will receive for its land contribution, the Company currently expects that it will fund approximately $47 million of the development costs of the project.