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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	16 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	20 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended							20 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Harborside Residential Project [Member] property	Mar. 31, 2013 Harborside Residential Project [Member] property	Mar. 31, 2013 Harborside Residential Project [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 Wyndham [Member] item sqft	Mar. 31, 2013 Wyndham [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Wyndham [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Wyndham [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. [Member] sqft	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4-A [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4-A [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Property Lock-Ups [Member] property	Mar. 31, 2013 Property Lock-Ups Expired [Member] property	Mar. 31, 2013 Land [Member] Wyndham [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Port Imperial 4/5 Garage Development [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] item	Mar. 31, 2013 Weehawken, New Jersey [Member] Land [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Roseland Assets [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Completion Of Certain Developments [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Start Of Construction On Certain Developments [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Obtaining Of Tax Credits/Grants [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Total Return To Shareholders [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Failure To Achieve Certain Level Of Fee Revenue [Member] Roseland Partners, L.L.C. [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											$ 15,700,000							$ 49,500,000		$ 170,900,000
Payments in lieu of property taxes (PILOT)																		247,000	247,000	854,000,000,000	854,000,000,000
Period of real estate taxes phase in																									5 years
Ground lease expense incurred		102,000	102,000
Fair value of contingent consideration																												10,000,000	6,300,000				3,700,000
Business acquisition, contingent cash payment																												15,600,000	8,600,000	2,800,000	2,800,000	3,000,000	7,000,000	2,000,000
Business acquisition, earn out period																																3 years	3 years
Purchase accounting adjustments																												0
Earn out paid	2,755,000
Contingent purchase price measurement period																												33 months
Amount of cash deposited to escrow																												34,000,000
Discount on contingently returnable consideration																												0
Number of properties																						7	126
Properties aggregate net book value																						126,600,000	1,700,000,000
Expiration year																						2016
Area of property (in square feet)							203,506						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				first quarter of 2016					February 2013		second quarter of 2014															second quarter 2013
Total estimated costs of the project				252,000,000				51,700,000
Costs of the project incurred					7,400,000					43,400,000		1,900,000												13,000,000
Number of apartments				763	763
Percentage of interest in venture				85.00%	85.00%									7.50%		80.00%
Ownership percentage of third party venture				15.00%	15.00%
Capital credit receivable per square foot				30
Aggregate capital credits				20,300,000	20,300,000
Amount to fund						47,000,000
Obligations following cancelation of project				0	0
Number of stories																										5
Number of parking spaces																										850
Carrying value of project land																										$ 70,300,000	$ 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, aggregating to approximately $20.3 million at March 31, 2013. 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.