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

Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (12 Vreeland Associates, L.L.C.) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 08, 2006 sqft
12 Vreeland [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in venture		50.00%
Area of office property, square feet		139,750
Mortgage loan, maturity date	July 1, 2012
Holding and distribution pattern under operating agreement	Under the operating agreement of 12 Vreeland Associates, L.L.C., M-C Vreeland has a 50 percent interest, with S/K Florham Park Associates, L.L.C. (the managing member) and its affiliate holding the other 50 percent.
S/K Florham Park Associates LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in venture		50.00%

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.