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Real Estate Owned (UNITED DOMINION REALTY, L.P.) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Summary of carrying amounts for real estate owned (at cost) | The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for our real estate owned (at cost) as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Land and land improvements | $ | 1,919,597 |  |  | $ | 1,980,221 |
Depreciable property — held and used: |  |  |
Building, improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment | 6,413,037 |  |  | 6,225,406 |
Under development: |  |  |
Land and land improvements | 78,085 |  |  | 24,584 |
Building, improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment | 14,560 |  |  | 153,048 |
Real estate owned | 8,425,279 |  |  | 8,383,259 |
Accumulated depreciation | (2,557,949 | ) |  | (2,434,772 | )
Real estate owned, net | $ | 5,867,330 |  |  | $ | 5,948,487 |
United Dominion Reality L.P. [Member] |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Summary of carrying amounts for real estate owned (at cost) | The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for our real estate owned (at cost) as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Land | $ | 1,006,651 |  |  | $ | 1,008,014 |
Depreciable property — held and used: |  |  |
Buildings, improvements, and furniture, fixture and equipment | 3,232,344 |  |  | 3,230,756 |
Real estate owned | 4,238,995 |  |  | 4,238,770 |
Accumulated depreciation | (1,474,834 | ) |  | (1,403,303 | )
Real estate owned, net | $ | 2,764,161 |  |  | $ | 2,835,467 |

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