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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
Valuation allowance | $ 81,000 | $ 0 | $ 1,310,000
Change in valuation allowance of deferred tax assets | 100,000 |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Discontinued Operations, Extraordinary Items, Change | (11,200,000) |  |
Income Tax (benefit)/expense, Conversion of certain TRS entities to REITs | 0 | 5,770,000 | $ 0
Income Tax expense from the Gain on the Sale of Real Estate | 0.0 | 41,100,000 |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 0 | $ 0 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Net loss carryforwards | 27,100,000 |  |
2020 through 2030 | State |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Net loss carryforwards | 64,700,000 |  |
Prior to conversion [Member] |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 100,000 |  |
UDR, Inc. | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Net loss carryforwards | $ 5,700,000 |  |
Taxable REIT Subsidiaries |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 0.00% |  |
Taxable REIT Subsidiaries | 2020 through 2030 | State |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Net loss carryforwards | $ 4,200,000 |  |

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