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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Real estate commitments

The following summarizes the Company’s real estate commitments at March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Number of Properties			Costs Incurred to Date				Expected Costs to Complete (a)				Average Ownership Stake
Wholly owned — under development	7			$	452,816			$	427,984			100	%
Wholly owned — redevelopment	3			94,492				76,908				100	%
Joint ventures:
Unconsolidated joint ventures	2			76,694				—				95	%
				$	624,002			$	504,892

(a) Represents UDR's remaining equity commitment of unconsolidated joint ventures.

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Tabular disclosure of key provisions of an arrangement under which the entity has agreed to purchase goods or services over a period of time greater than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including the item for which expenditures will be made, minimum quantities, milestones, time period and committed amount.

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